New York to Connecticut

Distance from New York to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

77.7mi

New York, NY and Waterbury, CT are 77.7 miles (125.0 km) apart in a straight line. From New York, the shortest path starts out heading NE (37°).

kilometers
125.0
nautical miles
67.5
heading from New York
37° NE
heading from Waterbury
217° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New York is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New York and Waterbury is 77.7 miles, 125.0 km or 67.5 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 77.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
77.7
Kilometers
125.0
Nautical miles
67.5
Bearing from New York
36.9° NE
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
37.5°
Bearing from Waterbury
217.5° SW

Halfway between New York and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.111479, -73.490777 (41°06'41.33"N 73°29'26.80"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stamford, CT, with 139,134 residents, 3.6 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 Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 10 min. Waterbury is 0.90° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

New York has 73.1 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, New York changed by -3.0% and Waterbury by +1.8%. The trip crosses from New York into Connecticut.

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

77.7 miles, 125.0 km or 67.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from New York?

NE. The great-circle path leaves New York on a bearing of 36.9° and arrives at Waterbury on 37.5°. The return trip starts on 217.5°.

What is halfway between New York and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 41.111479, -73.490777. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stamford, CT, 3.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New York and Waterbury?

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

Which is bigger, New York or Waterbury?

New York, with 8,478,072 residents in July 2024 against 115,908 for Waterbury, 73.1 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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