Rhode Island to Massachusetts

Distance from Providence to Springfield

Straight-line distance

61.0mi

Providence, RI and Springfield, MA are 61.0 miles (98.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Providence, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (290°).

kilometers
98.2
nautical miles
53.0
heading from Providence
290° WNW
heading from Springfield
109° ESE
ProvidenceSpringfield

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

How far Providence is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Providence and Springfield is 61.0 miles, 98.2 km or 53.0 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 61.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
61.0
Kilometers
98.2
Nautical miles
53.0
Bearing from Providence
289.7° WNW
Bearing arriving at Springfield
289.0°
Bearing from Springfield
109.0° ESE

Halfway between Providence and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.970664, -71.978113 (41°58'14.39"N 71°58'41.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Southbridge Town, MA, with 18,106 residents, 6.8 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, Providence gets 15 h 13 min of daylight and Springfield 15 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 08 min and 9 h 06 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Providence has 1.3 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Providence changed by +2.0% and Springfield by -0.2%. The trip crosses from Rhode Island into Massachusetts.

  1. 01Providence, RI194,706 (+2.0%)
  2. 02Springfield, MA154,888 (-0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Providence from Springfield?

61.0 miles, 98.2 km or 53.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Providence?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Providence on a bearing of 289.7° and arrives at Springfield on 289.0°. The return trip starts on 109.0°.

What is halfway between Providence and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 41.970664, -71.978113. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Southbridge Town, MA, 6.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Providence and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Providence or Springfield?

Providence, with 194,706 residents in July 2024 against 154,888 for Springfield, 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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