New Jersey to Connecticut

Distance from Newark to Stamford

Straight-line distance

40.9mi

Newark, NJ and Stamford, CT are 40.9 miles (65.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Newark, the shortest path starts out heading NE (53°).

kilometers
65.8
nautical miles
35.5
heading from Newark
53° NE
heading from Stamford
233° SW
NewarkStamford

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Newark is from Stamford

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Newark and Stamford is 40.9 miles, 65.8 km or 35.5 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 40.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
40.9
Kilometers
65.8
Nautical miles
35.5
Bearing from Newark
52.9° NE
Bearing arriving at Stamford
53.3°
Bearing from Stamford
233.3° SW

Halfway between Newark and Stamford

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.902324, -73.860192 (40°54'8.37"N 73°51'36.69"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mount Vernon, NY, with 71,999 residents, 1.8 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, Newark gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Stamford 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 13 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Newark has 2.3 times the population of Stamford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Newark changed by +2.1% and Stamford by +2.7%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into Connecticut.

  1. 01Newark, NJ317,303 (+2.1%)
  2. 02Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Newark from Stamford?

40.9 miles, 65.8 km or 35.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stamford from Newark?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Newark on a bearing of 52.9° and arrives at Stamford on 53.3°. The return trip starts on 233.3°.

What is halfway between Newark and Stamford?

The midpoint is at 40.902324, -73.860192. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mount Vernon, NY, 1.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Newark and Stamford?

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

Which is bigger, Newark or Stamford?

Newark, with 317,303 residents in July 2024 against 139,134 for Stamford, 2.3 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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