New Jersey to New York

Distance from Newark to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

22.1mi

Newark, NJ and Yonkers, NY are 22.1 miles (35.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Newark, the shortest path starts out heading NE (46°).

kilometers
35.6
nautical miles
19.2
heading from Newark
46° NE
heading from Yonkers
226° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Newark is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Newark and Yonkers is 22.1 miles, 35.6 km or 19.2 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 22.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
22.1
Kilometers
35.6
Nautical miles
19.2
Bearing from Newark
46.1° NE
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
46.3°
Bearing from Yonkers
226.3° SW

Halfway between Newark and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.835151, -74.020255 (40°50'6.54"N 74°01'12.92"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ridgefield, NJ, with 11,666 residents, 0.4 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 Yonkers 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Newark has 1.5 times the population of Yonkers. From July 2020 to July 2024, Newark changed by +2.1% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into New York.

  1. 01Newark, NJ317,303 (+2.1%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Newark from Yonkers?

22.1 miles, 35.6 km or 19.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Newark?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Newark on a bearing of 46.1° and arrives at Yonkers on 46.3°. The return trip starts on 226.3°.

What is halfway between Newark and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 40.835151, -74.020255. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ridgefield, NJ, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Newark and Yonkers?

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

Which is bigger, Newark or Yonkers?

Newark, with 317,303 residents in July 2024 against 211,040 for Yonkers, 1.5 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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