New York to New Jersey

Distance from New York to Paterson

Straight-line distance

21.0mi

New York, NY and Paterson, NJ are 21.0 miles (33.8 km) apart in a straight line. From New York, the shortest path starts out heading NW (326°).

kilometers
33.8
nautical miles
18.2
heading from New York
326° NW
heading from Paterson
146° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New York is from Paterson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New York and Paterson is 21.0 miles, 33.8 km or 18.2 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 21.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.0
Kilometers
33.8
Nautical miles
18.2
Bearing from New York
326.1° NW
Bearing arriving at Paterson
326.0°
Bearing from Paterson
146.0° SE

Halfway between New York and Paterson

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.788804, -74.050537 (40°47'19.70"N 74°03'1.93"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Secaucus, NJ, with 22,710 residents, 1.0 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 York gets 15 h 05 min of daylight and Paterson 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

New York has 52.8 times the population of Paterson. From July 2020 to July 2024, New York changed by -3.0% and Paterson by +0.7%. The trip crosses from New York into New Jersey.

  1. 01New York, NY8,478,072 (-3.0%)
  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 York from Paterson?

21.0 miles, 33.8 km or 18.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Paterson from New York?

NW. The great-circle path leaves New York on a bearing of 326.1° and arrives at Paterson on 326.0°. The return trip starts on 146.0°.

What is halfway between New York and Paterson?

The midpoint is at 40.788804, -74.050537. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Secaucus, NJ, 1.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New York and Paterson?

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

Which is bigger, New York or Paterson?

New York, with 8,478,072 residents in July 2024 against 160,463 for Paterson, 52.8 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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