Connecticut to New Jersey

Distance from New Haven to Paterson

Straight-line distance

70.0mi

New Haven, CT and Paterson, NJ are 70.0 miles (112.7 km) apart in a straight line. From New Haven, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (247°).

kilometers
112.7
nautical miles
60.8
heading from New Haven
247° WSW
heading from Paterson
67° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New Haven is from Paterson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Haven and Paterson is 70.0 miles, 112.7 km or 60.8 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 70.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
70.0
Kilometers
112.7
Nautical miles
60.8
Bearing from New Haven
247.4° WSW
Bearing arriving at Paterson
246.6°
Bearing from Paterson
66.6° ENE

Halfway between New Haven and Paterson

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.114456, -73.545767 (41°06'52.04"N 73°32'44.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stamford, CT, with 139,134 residents, 2.4 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, New Haven gets 15 h 10 min of daylight and Paterson 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 11 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Paterson has 1.2 times the population of New Haven. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Haven changed by +6.4% and Paterson by +0.7%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New Jersey.

  1. 01New Haven, CT137,562 (+6.4%)
  2. 02Paterson, NJ160,463 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New Haven from Paterson?

70.0 miles, 112.7 km or 60.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Paterson from New Haven?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves New Haven on a bearing of 247.4° and arrives at Paterson on 246.6°. The return trip starts on 66.6°.

What is halfway between New Haven and Paterson?

The midpoint is at 41.114456, -73.545767. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stamford, CT, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New Haven and Paterson?

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

Which is bigger, New Haven or Paterson?

Paterson, with 160,463 residents in July 2024 against 137,562 for New Haven, 1.2 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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