Massachusetts to Rhode Island

Distance from Lynn to Providence

Straight-line distance

50.7mi

Lynn, MA and Providence, RI are 50.7 miles (81.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Lynn, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (208°).

kilometers
81.7
nautical miles
44.1
heading from Lynn
208° SSW
heading from Providence
27° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lynn is from Providence

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lynn and Providence is 50.7 miles, 81.7 km or 44.1 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 50.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
50.7
Kilometers
81.7
Nautical miles
44.1
Bearing from Lynn
207.6° SSW
Bearing arriving at Providence
207.3°
Bearing from Providence
27.3° NNE

Halfway between Lynn and Providence

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.149176, -71.191576 (42°08'57.04"N 71°11'29.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Randolph Town, MA, with 35,114 residents, 7.4 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lynn gets 15 h 18 min of daylight and Providence 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 04 min and 9 h 08 min. Lynn is 0.65° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Providence has 1.9 times the population of Lynn. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lynn changed by +2.4% and Providence by +2.0%. The trip crosses from Massachusetts into Rhode Island.

  1. 01Lynn, MA103,489 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Providence, RI194,706 (+2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lynn from Providence?

50.7 miles, 81.7 km or 44.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Providence from Lynn?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Lynn on a bearing of 207.6° and arrives at Providence on 207.3°. The return trip starts on 27.3°.

What is halfway between Lynn and Providence?

The midpoint is at 42.149176, -71.191576. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Randolph Town, MA, 7.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lynn and Providence?

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

Which is bigger, Lynn or Providence?

Providence, with 194,706 residents in July 2024 against 103,489 for Lynn, 1.9 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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