Massachusetts

Distance from Lynn to Worcester

Straight-line distance

45.4mi

Lynn, MA and Worcester, MA are 45.4 miles (73.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Lynn, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (252°).

kilometers
73.1
nautical miles
39.5
heading from Lynn
252° WSW
heading from Worcester
72° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lynn is from Worcester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lynn and Worcester is 45.4 miles, 73.1 km or 39.5 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 45.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
45.4
Kilometers
73.1
Nautical miles
39.5
Bearing from Lynn
252.1° WSW
Bearing arriving at Worcester
251.5°
Bearing from Worcester
71.5° ENE

Halfway between Lynn and Worcester

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.372927, -71.385591 (42°22'22.54"N 71°23'8.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Framingham, MA, with 73,361 residents, 5.2 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 Worcester 15 h 17 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

Worcester has 2.0 times the population of Lynn. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lynn changed by +2.4% and Worcester by +4.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.

  1. 01Lynn, MA103,489 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Worcester, MA211,286 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lynn from Worcester?

45.4 miles, 73.1 km or 39.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Worcester from Lynn?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Lynn on a bearing of 252.1° and arrives at Worcester on 251.5°. The return trip starts on 71.5°.

What is halfway between Lynn and Worcester?

The midpoint is at 42.372927, -71.385591. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Framingham, MA, 5.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lynn and Worcester?

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

Which is bigger, Lynn or Worcester?

Worcester, with 211,286 residents in July 2024 against 103,489 for Lynn, 2.0 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.

  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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