Connecticut

Distance from New Haven to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

18.1mi

New Haven, CT and Waterbury, CT are 18.1 miles (29.1 km) apart in a straight line. From New Haven, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (341°).

kilometers
29.1
nautical miles
15.7
heading from New Haven
341° NNW
heading from Waterbury
161° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New Haven is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Haven and Waterbury is 18.1 miles, 29.1 km or 15.7 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 18.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.1
Kilometers
29.1
Nautical miles
15.7
Bearing from New Haven
341.4° NNW
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
341.3°
Bearing from Waterbury
161.3° SSE

Halfway between New Haven and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.434664, -72.980743 (41°26'4.79"N 72°58'50.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Naugatuck, CT, with 32,116 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, New Haven gets 15 h 10 min of daylight and Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 11 min and 9 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

New Haven has 1.2 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Haven changed by +6.4% and Waterbury by +1.8%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01New Haven, CT137,562 (+6.4%)
  2. 02Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New Haven from Waterbury?

18.1 miles, 29.1 km or 15.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from New Haven?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves New Haven on a bearing of 341.4° and arrives at Waterbury on 341.3°. The return trip starts on 161.3°.

What is halfway between New Haven and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 41.434664, -72.980743. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Naugatuck, CT, 5.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New Haven and Waterbury?

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

Which is bigger, New Haven or Waterbury?

New Haven, with 137,562 residents in July 2024 against 115,908 for Waterbury, 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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