Massachusetts
Distance from New Bedford to Worcester
Straight-line distance
61.3mi
New Bedford, MA and Worcester, MA are 61.3 miles (98.7 km) apart in a straight line. From New Bedford, the shortest path starts out heading NW (314°).
- kilometers
- 98.7
- nautical miles
- 53.3
- heading from New Bedford
- 314° NW
- heading from Worcester
- 133° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far New Bedford is from Worcester
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Bedford and Worcester is 61.3 miles, 98.7 km or 53.3 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 61.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 61.3
- Kilometers
- 98.7
- Nautical miles
- 53.3
- Bearing from New Bedford
- 313.5° NW
- Bearing arriving at Worcester
- 312.9°
- Bearing from Worcester
- 132.9° SE
Halfway between New Bedford and Worcester
The great-circle midpoint is at 41.966221, -71.370774 (41°57'58.39"N 71°22'14.79"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is North Attleborough Town, MA, with 31,210 residents, 1.9 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, New Bedford gets 15 h 12 min of daylight and Worcester 15 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 09 min and 9 h 05 min. Worcester is 0.61° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Worcester has 2.1 times the population of New Bedford. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Bedford changed by +0.4% and Worcester by +4.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.
- 01New Bedford, MA101,318 (+0.4%)
- 02Worcester, MA211,286 (+4.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is New Bedford from Worcester?
61.3 miles, 98.7 km or 53.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Worcester from New Bedford?
NW. The great-circle path leaves New Bedford on a bearing of 313.5° and arrives at Worcester on 312.9°. The return trip starts on 132.9°.
What is halfway between New Bedford and Worcester?
The midpoint is at 41.966221, -71.370774. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is North Attleborough Town, MA, 1.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between New Bedford and Worcester?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, New Bedford or Worcester?
Worcester, with 211,286 residents in July 2024 against 101,318 for New Bedford, 2.1 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.
- 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.