Massachusetts to Connecticut

Distance from Springfield to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

46.2mi

Springfield, MA and Waterbury, CT are 46.2 miles (74.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Springfield, the shortest path starts out heading SW (214°).

kilometers
74.4
nautical miles
40.2
heading from Springfield
214° SW
heading from Waterbury
33° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Springfield is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Springfield and Waterbury is 46.2 miles, 74.4 km or 40.2 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 46.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
46.2
Kilometers
74.4
Nautical miles
40.2
Bearing from Springfield
213.8° SW
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
213.4°
Bearing from Waterbury
33.4° NNE

Halfway between Springfield and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.837267, -72.789431 (41°50'14.16"N 72°47'21.95"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hartford, CT, with 122,129 residents, 7.5 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, Springfield gets 15 h 15 min of daylight and Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 06 min and 9 h 10 min. Springfield is 0.56° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.3 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, Springfield changed by -0.2% and Waterbury by +1.8%. The trip crosses from Massachusetts into Connecticut.

  1. 01Springfield, MA154,888 (-0.2%)
  2. 02Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Springfield from Waterbury?

46.2 miles, 74.4 km or 40.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from Springfield?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Springfield on a bearing of 213.8° and arrives at Waterbury on 213.4°. The return trip starts on 33.4°.

What is halfway between Springfield and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 41.837267, -72.789431. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hartford, CT, 7.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Springfield and Waterbury?

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

Which is bigger, Springfield or Waterbury?

Springfield, with 154,888 residents in July 2024 against 115,908 for Waterbury, 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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