New York to Connecticut

Distance from Syracuse to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

188.9mi

Syracuse, NY and Waterbury, CT are 188.9 miles (304.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Syracuse, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (122°).

kilometers
304.1
nautical miles
164.2
heading from Syracuse
122° ESE
heading from Waterbury
304° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Syracuse is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Syracuse and Waterbury is 188.9 miles, 304.1 km or 164.2 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 188.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
188.9
Kilometers
304.1
Nautical miles
164.2
Bearing from Syracuse
121.8° ESE
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
123.9°
Bearing from Waterbury
303.9° NW

Halfway between Syracuse and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.310233, -74.571857 (42°18'36.84"N 74°34'18.69"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stamford, NY, with 1,064 residents, 7.2 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, Syracuse gets 15 h 22 min of daylight and Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 00 min and 9 h 10 min. Syracuse is 1.48° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Syracuse has 1.3 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, Syracuse changed by -0.6% and Waterbury by +1.8%. The trip crosses from New York into Connecticut.

  1. 01Syracuse, NY146,097 (-0.6%)
  2. 02Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Syracuse from Waterbury?

188.9 miles, 304.1 km or 164.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from Syracuse?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Syracuse on a bearing of 121.8° and arrives at Waterbury on 123.9°. The return trip starts on 303.9°.

What is halfway between Syracuse and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 42.310233, -74.571857. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stamford, NY, 7.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Syracuse and Waterbury?

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

Which is bigger, Syracuse or Waterbury?

Syracuse, with 146,097 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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