Connecticut to New York

Distance from Stamford to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

19.1mi

Stamford, CT and Yonkers, NY are 19.1 miles (30.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Stamford, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (241°).

kilometers
30.8
nautical miles
16.6
heading from Stamford
241° WSW
heading from Yonkers
61° ENE
StamfordYonkers

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

How far Stamford is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Stamford and Yonkers is 19.1 miles, 30.8 km or 16.6 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 19.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.1
Kilometers
30.8
Nautical miles
16.6
Bearing from Stamford
241.2° WSW
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
241.0°
Bearing from Yonkers
61.0° ENE

Halfway between Stamford and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.012862, -73.706913 (41°00'46.30"N 73°42'24.89"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Harrison, NY, with 31,321 residents, 1.0 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 Yonkers 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 13 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Yonkers has 1.5 times the population of Stamford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Stamford changed by +2.7% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New York.

  1. 01Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Stamford from Yonkers?

19.1 miles, 30.8 km or 16.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Stamford?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Stamford on a bearing of 241.2° and arrives at Yonkers on 241.0°. The return trip starts on 61.0°.

What is halfway between Stamford and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 41.012862, -73.706913. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Harrison, NY, 1.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Stamford and Yonkers?

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

Which is bigger, Stamford or Yonkers?

Yonkers, with 211,040 residents in July 2024 against 139,134 for Stamford, 1.5 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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