Ohio to Pennsylvania

Distance from Akron to Pittsburgh

Straight-line distance

92.2mi

Akron, OH and Pittsburgh, PA are 92.2 miles (148.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Akron, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (118°).

kilometers
148.4
nautical miles
80.1
heading from Akron
118° ESE
heading from Pittsburgh
299° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Akron is from Pittsburgh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Akron and Pittsburgh is 92.2 miles, 148.4 km or 80.1 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 92.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
92.2
Kilometers
148.4
Nautical miles
80.1
Bearing from Akron
118.2° ESE
Bearing arriving at Pittsburgh
119.2°
Bearing from Pittsburgh
299.2° WNW

Halfway between Akron and Pittsburgh

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.762778, -80.744826 (40°45'46.00"N 80°44'41.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lisbon, OH, with 2,519 residents, 1.2 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 Pittsburgh 15 h 04 min; on December 21, 9 h 13 min and 9 h 17 min. Akron is 0.64° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Pittsburgh has 1.6 times the population of Akron. From July 2020 to July 2024, Akron changed by -0.3% and Pittsburgh by +1.6%. The trip crosses from Ohio into Pennsylvania.

  1. 01Akron, OH189,664 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Pittsburgh, PA307,668 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Akron from Pittsburgh?

92.2 miles, 148.4 km or 80.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pittsburgh from Akron?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Akron on a bearing of 118.2° and arrives at Pittsburgh on 119.2°. The return trip starts on 299.2°.

What is halfway between Akron and Pittsburgh?

The midpoint is at 40.762778, -80.744826. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lisbon, OH, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Akron and Pittsburgh?

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

Which is bigger, Akron or Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh, with 307,668 residents in July 2024 against 189,664 for Akron, 1.6 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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