New Jersey to New York

Distance from Paterson to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

15.6mi

Paterson, NJ and Yonkers, NY are 15.6 miles (25.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Paterson, the shortest path starts out heading E (82°).

kilometers
25.1
nautical miles
13.5
heading from Paterson
82° E
heading from Yonkers
262° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Paterson is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Paterson and Yonkers is 15.6 miles, 25.1 km or 13.5 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 15.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.6
Kilometers
25.1
Nautical miles
13.5
Bearing from Paterson
82.0° E
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
82.2°
Bearing from Yonkers
262.2° W

Halfway between Paterson and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.930444, -74.015135 (40°55'49.60"N 74°00'54.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is New Milford, NJ, with 17,229 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, Paterson gets 15 h 07 min of daylight and Yonkers 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 14 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Yonkers has 1.3 times the population of Paterson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Paterson changed by +0.7% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into New York.

  1. 01Paterson, NJ160,463 (+0.7%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Paterson from Yonkers?

15.6 miles, 25.1 km or 13.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Paterson?

E. The great-circle path leaves Paterson on a bearing of 82.0° and arrives at Yonkers on 82.2°. The return trip starts on 262.2°.

What is halfway between Paterson and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 40.930444, -74.015135. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is New Milford, NJ, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Paterson and Yonkers?

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

Which is bigger, Paterson or Yonkers?

Yonkers, with 211,040 residents in July 2024 against 160,463 for Paterson, 1.3 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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