Massachusetts
Distance from Lynn to Quincy
Straight-line distance
15.0mi
Lynn, MA and Quincy, MA are 15.0 miles (24.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Lynn, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).
- kilometers
- 24.1
- nautical miles
- 13.0
- heading from Lynn
- 189° S
- heading from Quincy
- 9° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Lynn is from Quincy
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lynn and Quincy is 15.0 miles, 24.1 km or 13.0 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 15.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 15.0
- Kilometers
- 24.1
- Nautical miles
- 13.0
- Bearing from Lynn
- 189.2° S
- Bearing arriving at Quincy
- 189.2°
- Bearing from Quincy
- 9.2° N
Halfway between Lynn and Quincy
The great-circle midpoint is at 42.367902, -70.985540 (42°22'4.45"N 70°59'7.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Winthrop Town, MA, with 18,739 residents, 0.9 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lynn gets 15 h 18 min of daylight and Quincy 15 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 04 min and 9 h 05 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Lynn has 1.0 times the population of Quincy. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lynn changed by +2.4% and Quincy by +1.9%. Both are in Massachusetts.
- 01Lynn, MA103,489 (+2.4%)
- 02Quincy, MA103,434 (+1.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Lynn from Quincy?
15.0 miles, 24.1 km or 13.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Quincy from Lynn?
S. The great-circle path leaves Lynn on a bearing of 189.2° and arrives at Quincy on 189.2°. The return trip starts on 9.2°.
What is halfway between Lynn and Quincy?
The midpoint is at 42.367902, -70.985540. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Winthrop Town, MA, 0.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Lynn and Quincy?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Lynn or Quincy?
Lynn, with 103,489 residents in July 2024 against 103,434 for Quincy, 1.0 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.