Connecticut

Distance from Stamford to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

42.4mi

Stamford, CT and Waterbury, CT are 42.4 miles (68.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Stamford, the shortest path starts out heading NE (38°).

kilometers
68.2
nautical miles
36.8
heading from Stamford
38° NE
heading from Waterbury
219° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Stamford is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Stamford and Waterbury is 42.4 miles, 68.2 km or 36.8 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 42.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
42.4
Kilometers
68.2
Nautical miles
36.8
Bearing from Stamford
38.5° NE
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
38.8°
Bearing from Waterbury
218.8° SW

Halfway between Stamford and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.319331, -73.292336 (41°19'9.59"N 73°17'32.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Newtown, CT, with 1,980 residents, 6.5 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, Stamford gets 15 h 08 min of daylight and Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 13 min and 9 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Stamford has 1.2 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, Stamford changed by +2.7% and Waterbury by +1.8%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Stamford from Waterbury?

42.4 miles, 68.2 km or 36.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from Stamford?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Stamford on a bearing of 38.5° and arrives at Waterbury on 38.8°. The return trip starts on 218.8°.

What is halfway between Stamford and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 41.319331, -73.292336. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Newtown, CT, 6.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Stamford and Waterbury?

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

Which is bigger, Stamford or Waterbury?

Stamford, with 139,134 residents in July 2024 against 115,908 for Waterbury, 1.2 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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