Connecticut

Distance from New Haven to Stamford

Straight-line distance

36.0mi

New Haven, CT and Stamford, CT are 36.0 miles (58.0 km) apart in a straight line. From New Haven, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (244°).

kilometers
58.0
nautical miles
31.3
heading from New Haven
244° WSW
heading from Stamford
63° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New Haven is from Stamford

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Haven and Stamford is 36.0 miles, 58.0 km or 31.3 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 36.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
36.0
Kilometers
58.0
Nautical miles
31.3
Bearing from New Haven
243.9° WSW
Bearing arriving at Stamford
243.5°
Bearing from Stamford
63.5° ENE

Halfway between New Haven and Stamford

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.195617, -73.236098 (41°11'44.22"N 73°14'9.95"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bridgeport, CT, with 151,599 residents, 2.2 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, New Haven gets 15 h 10 min of daylight and Stamford 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 11 min and 9 h 13 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Stamford has 1.0 times the population of New Haven. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Haven changed by +6.4% and Stamford by +2.7%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01New Haven, CT137,562 (+6.4%)
  2. 02Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New Haven from Stamford?

36.0 miles, 58.0 km or 31.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stamford from New Haven?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves New Haven on a bearing of 243.9° and arrives at Stamford on 243.5°. The return trip starts on 63.5°.

What is halfway between New Haven and Stamford?

The midpoint is at 41.195617, -73.236098. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bridgeport, CT, 2.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New Haven and Stamford?

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

Which is bigger, New Haven or Stamford?

Stamford, with 139,134 residents in July 2024 against 137,562 for New Haven, 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.

  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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