Ohio to New York

Distance from Akron to Buffalo

Straight-line distance

185.3mi

Akron, OH and Buffalo, NY are 185.3 miles (298.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Akron, the shortest path starts out heading NE (47°).

kilometers
298.3
nautical miles
161.1
heading from Akron
47° NE
heading from Buffalo
228° SW
AkronBuffalo

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

How far Akron is from Buffalo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Akron and Buffalo is 185.3 miles, 298.3 km or 161.1 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 185.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
185.3
Kilometers
298.3
Nautical miles
161.1
Bearing from Akron
46.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Buffalo
48.4°
Bearing from Buffalo
228.4° SW

Halfway between Akron and Buffalo

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.994185, -80.209494 (41°59'39.06"N 80°12'34.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Girard, PA, with 2,941 residents, 5.7 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, Akron gets 15 h 08 min of daylight and Buffalo 15 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 13 min and 9 h 01 min. Buffalo is 1.81° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Buffalo has 1.5 times the population of Akron. From July 2020 to July 2024, Akron changed by -0.3% and Buffalo by -0.3%. The trip crosses from Ohio into New York.

  1. 01Akron, OH189,664 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Buffalo, NY276,617 (-0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Akron from Buffalo?

185.3 miles, 298.3 km or 161.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Buffalo from Akron?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Akron on a bearing of 46.6° and arrives at Buffalo on 48.4°. The return trip starts on 228.4°.

What is halfway between Akron and Buffalo?

The midpoint is at 41.994185, -80.209494. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Girard, PA, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Akron and Buffalo?

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

Which is bigger, Akron or Buffalo?

Buffalo, with 276,617 residents in July 2024 against 189,664 for Akron, 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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