Ohio

Distance from Akron to Cleveland

Straight-line distance

28.7mi

Akron, OH and Cleveland, OH are 28.7 miles (46.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Akron, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (343°).

kilometers
46.2
nautical miles
24.9
heading from Akron
343° NNW
heading from Cleveland
163° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Akron is from Cleveland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Akron and Cleveland is 28.7 miles, 46.2 km or 24.9 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 28.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
28.7
Kilometers
46.2
Nautical miles
24.9
Bearing from Akron
343.4° NNW
Bearing arriving at Cleveland
343.3°
Bearing from Cleveland
163.3° SSE

Halfway between Akron and Cleveland

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.279527, -81.600159 (41°16'46.30"N 81°36'0.57"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brecksville, OH, with 13,951 residents, 2.2 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, Akron gets 15 h 08 min of daylight and Cleveland 15 h 11 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

Cleveland has 1.9 times the population of Akron. From July 2020 to July 2024, Akron changed by -0.3% and Cleveland by -1.7%. Both are in Ohio.

  1. 01Akron, OH189,664 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Cleveland, OH365,379 (-1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Akron from Cleveland?

28.7 miles, 46.2 km or 24.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Cleveland from Akron?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Akron on a bearing of 343.4° and arrives at Cleveland on 343.3°. The return trip starts on 163.3°.

What is halfway between Akron and Cleveland?

The midpoint is at 41.279527, -81.600159. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brecksville, OH, 2.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Akron and Cleveland?

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

Which is bigger, Akron or Cleveland?

Cleveland, with 365,379 residents in July 2024 against 189,664 for Akron, 1.9 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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