New Jersey to Connecticut

Distance from Paterson to Stamford

Straight-line distance

34.1mi

Paterson, NJ and Stamford, CT are 34.1 miles (54.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Paterson, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (70°).

kilometers
54.9
nautical miles
29.6
heading from Paterson
70° ENE
heading from Stamford
251° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Paterson is from Stamford

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Paterson and Stamford is 34.1 miles, 54.9 km or 29.6 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 34.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
34.1
Kilometers
54.9
Nautical miles
29.6
Bearing from Paterson
70.3° ENE
Bearing arriving at Stamford
70.7°
Bearing from Stamford
250.7° WSW

Halfway between Paterson and Stamford

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.997611, -73.854835 (40°59'51.40"N 73°51'17.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dobbs Ferry, NY, with 11,513 residents, 1.1 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, Paterson gets 15 h 07 min of daylight and Stamford 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 14 min and 9 h 13 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Paterson has 1.2 times the population of Stamford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Paterson changed by +0.7% and Stamford by +2.7%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into Connecticut.

  1. 01Paterson, NJ160,463 (+0.7%)
  2. 02Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Paterson from Stamford?

34.1 miles, 54.9 km or 29.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stamford from Paterson?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Paterson on a bearing of 70.3° and arrives at Stamford on 70.7°. The return trip starts on 250.7°.

What is halfway between Paterson and Stamford?

The midpoint is at 40.997611, -73.854835. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Paterson and Stamford?

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

Which is bigger, Paterson or Stamford?

Paterson, with 160,463 residents in July 2024 against 139,134 for Stamford, 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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