Colorado

Distance from Thornton to Westminster

Straight-line distance

6.9mi

Thornton, CO and Westminster, CO are 6.9 miles (11.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Thornton, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (246°).

kilometers
11.2
nautical miles
6.0
heading from Thornton
246° WSW
heading from Westminster
66° ENE
ThorntonWestminster

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

How far Thornton is from Westminster

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Thornton and Westminster is 6.9 miles, 11.2 km or 6.0 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 6.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.9
Kilometers
11.2
Nautical miles
6.0
Bearing from Thornton
246.4° WSW
Bearing arriving at Westminster
246.3°
Bearing from Westminster
66.3° ENE

Halfway between Thornton and Westminster

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.900265, -105.001468 (39°54'0.96"N 105°00'5.28"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Northglenn, CO, with 38,287 residents, 1.3 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Thornton gets 15 h 00 min of daylight and Westminster 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 20 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Thornton has 1.3 times the population of Westminster. From July 2020 to July 2024, Thornton changed by +3.2% and Westminster by -1.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Thornton, CO146,689 (+3.2%)
  2. 02Westminster, CO115,302 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Thornton from Westminster?

6.9 miles, 11.2 km or 6.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Westminster from Thornton?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Thornton on a bearing of 246.4° and arrives at Westminster on 246.3°. The return trip starts on 66.3°.

What is halfway between Thornton and Westminster?

The midpoint is at 39.900265, -105.001468. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Northglenn, CO, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Thornton and Westminster?

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

Which is bigger, Thornton or Westminster?

Thornton, with 146,689 residents in July 2024 against 115,302 for Westminster, 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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