Colorado to New Mexico

Distance from Pueblo to Rio Rancho

Straight-line distance

236.3mi

Pueblo, CO and Rio Rancho, NM are 236.3 miles (380.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Pueblo, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (210°).

kilometers
380.4
nautical miles
205.4
heading from Pueblo
210° SSW
heading from Rio Rancho
29° NNE
PuebloRio Rancho

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

How far Pueblo is from Rio Rancho

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pueblo and Rio Rancho is 236.3 miles, 380.4 km or 205.4 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 236.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
236.3
Kilometers
380.4
Nautical miles
205.4
Bearing from Pueblo
209.9° SSW
Bearing arriving at Rio Rancho
208.6°
Bearing from Rio Rancho
28.6° NNE

Halfway between Pueblo and Rio Rancho

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.781710, -105.675179 (36°46'54.16"N 105°40'30.65"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Questa, NM, with 1,801 residents, 6.4 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Pueblo gets 14 h 50 min of daylight and Rio Rancho 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 30 min and 9 h 47 min. Pueblo is 2.98° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Rio Rancho has 1.0 times the population of Pueblo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pueblo changed by -0.7% and Rio Rancho by +7.7%. The trip crosses from Colorado into New Mexico.

  1. 01Pueblo, CO111,166 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Rio Rancho, NM112,524 (+7.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Pueblo from Rio Rancho?

236.3 miles, 380.4 km or 205.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rio Rancho from Pueblo?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Pueblo on a bearing of 209.9° and arrives at Rio Rancho on 208.6°. The return trip starts on 28.6°.

What is halfway between Pueblo and Rio Rancho?

The midpoint is at 36.781710, -105.675179. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Questa, NM, 6.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pueblo and Rio Rancho?

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

Which is bigger, Pueblo or Rio Rancho?

Rio Rancho, with 112,524 residents in July 2024 against 111,166 for Pueblo, 1.0 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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