Massachusetts

Distance from Springfield to Worcester

Straight-line distance

39.0mi

Springfield, MA and Worcester, MA are 39.0 miles (62.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Springfield, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (74°).

kilometers
62.7
nautical miles
33.9
heading from Springfield
74° ENE
heading from Worcester
254° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Springfield is from Worcester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Springfield and Worcester is 39.0 miles, 62.7 km or 33.9 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 39.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
39.0
Kilometers
62.7
Nautical miles
33.9
Bearing from Springfield
73.9° ENE
Bearing arriving at Worcester
74.4°
Bearing from Worcester
254.4° WSW

Halfway between Springfield and Worcester

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.193082, -72.174346 (42°11'35.10"N 72°10'27.65"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Palmer Town, MA, with 12,388 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, Springfield gets 15 h 15 min of daylight and Worcester 15 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 06 min and 9 h 05 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Worcester has 1.4 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Springfield changed by -0.2% and Worcester by +4.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.

  1. 01Springfield, MA154,888 (-0.2%)
  2. 02Worcester, MA211,286 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Springfield from Worcester?

39.0 miles, 62.7 km or 33.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Worcester from Springfield?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Springfield on a bearing of 73.9° and arrives at Worcester on 74.4°. The return trip starts on 254.4°.

What is halfway between Springfield and Worcester?

The midpoint is at 42.193082, -72.174346. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Palmer Town, MA, 6.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Springfield and Worcester?

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

Which is bigger, Springfield or Worcester?

Worcester, with 211,286 residents in July 2024 against 154,888 for Springfield, 1.4 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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