Colorado

Distance from Lakewood to Thornton

Straight-line distance

17.9mi

Lakewood, CO and Thornton, CO are 17.9 miles (28.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Lakewood, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (31°).

kilometers
28.9
nautical miles
15.6
heading from Lakewood
31° NNE
heading from Thornton
211° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lakewood is from Thornton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lakewood and Thornton is 17.9 miles, 28.9 km or 15.6 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 17.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.9
Kilometers
28.9
Nautical miles
15.6
Bearing from Lakewood
31.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Thornton
31.5°
Bearing from Thornton
211.5° SSW

Halfway between Lakewood and Thornton

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.809683, -105.029642 (39°48'34.86"N 105°01'46.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Federal Heights, CO, with 13,971 residents, 3.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lakewood gets 14 h 59 min of daylight and Thornton 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 20 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Lakewood has 1.1 times the population of Thornton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lakewood changed by +0.4% and Thornton by +3.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Lakewood, CO156,868 (+0.4%)
  2. 02Thornton, CO146,689 (+3.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lakewood from Thornton?

17.9 miles, 28.9 km or 15.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Thornton from Lakewood?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Lakewood on a bearing of 31.4° and arrives at Thornton on 31.5°. The return trip starts on 211.5°.

What is halfway between Lakewood and Thornton?

The midpoint is at 39.809683, -105.029642. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Federal Heights, CO, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lakewood and Thornton?

Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Lakewood or Thornton?

Lakewood, with 156,868 residents in July 2024 against 146,689 for Thornton, 1.1 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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