Ohio

Distance from Akron to Columbus

Straight-line distance

107.9mi

Akron, OH and Columbus, OH are 107.9 miles (173.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Akron, the shortest path starts out heading SW (226°).

kilometers
173.7
nautical miles
93.8
heading from Akron
226° SW
heading from Columbus
45° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Akron is from Columbus

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Akron and Columbus is 107.9 miles, 173.7 km or 93.8 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 107.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
107.9
Kilometers
173.7
Nautical miles
93.8
Bearing from Akron
225.9° SW
Bearing arriving at Columbus
224.9°
Bearing from Columbus
44.9° NE

Halfway between Akron and Columbus

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.534508, -82.259138 (40°32'4.23"N 82°15'32.90"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Danville, OH, with 1,006 residents, 6.0 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, Akron gets 15 h 08 min of daylight and Columbus 15 h 01 min; on December 21, 9 h 13 min and 9 h 20 min. Akron is 1.10° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 4.9 times the population of Akron. From July 2020 to July 2024, Akron changed by -0.3% and Columbus by +3.0%. Both are in Ohio.

  1. 01Akron, OH189,664 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Columbus, OH933,263 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Akron from Columbus?

107.9 miles, 173.7 km or 93.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Columbus from Akron?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Akron on a bearing of 225.9° and arrives at Columbus on 224.9°. The return trip starts on 44.9°.

What is halfway between Akron and Columbus?

The midpoint is at 40.534508, -82.259138. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Danville, OH, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Akron and Columbus?

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

Which is bigger, Akron or Columbus?

Columbus, with 933,263 residents in July 2024 against 189,664 for Akron, 4.9 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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