Connecticut to Massachusetts

Distance from New Haven to Springfield

Straight-line distance

59.0mi

New Haven, CT and Springfield, MA are 59.0 miles (95.0 km) apart in a straight line. From New Haven, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (20°).

kilometers
95.0
nautical miles
51.3
heading from New Haven
20° NNE
heading from Springfield
200° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New Haven is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Haven and Springfield is 59.0 miles, 95.0 km or 51.3 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 59.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
59.0
Kilometers
95.0
Nautical miles
51.3
Bearing from New Haven
19.5° NNE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
19.8°
Bearing from Springfield
199.8° SSW

Halfway between New Haven and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.713311, -72.733705 (41°42'47.92"N 72°44'1.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is New Britain, CT, with 75,871 residents, 3.7 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 Springfield 15 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 11 min and 9 h 06 min. Springfield is 0.80° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.1 times the population of New Haven. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Haven changed by +6.4% and Springfield by -0.2%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into Massachusetts.

  1. 01New Haven, CT137,562 (+6.4%)
  2. 02Springfield, MA154,888 (-0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New Haven from Springfield?

59.0 miles, 95.0 km or 51.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from New Haven?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves New Haven on a bearing of 19.5° and arrives at Springfield on 19.8°. The return trip starts on 199.8°.

What is halfway between New Haven and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 41.713311, -72.733705. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is New Britain, CT, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New Haven and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, New Haven or Springfield?

Springfield, with 154,888 residents in July 2024 against 137,562 for New Haven, 1.1 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.

  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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