New York
Distance from Albany to Rochester
Straight-line distance
196.3mi
Albany, NY and Rochester, NY are 196.3 miles (315.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Albany, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (282°).
- kilometers
- 315.9
- nautical miles
- 170.6
- heading from Albany
- 282° WNW
- heading from Rochester
- 99° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Albany is from Rochester
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albany and Rochester is 196.3 miles, 315.9 km or 170.6 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 196.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 196.3
- Kilometers
- 315.9
- Nautical miles
- 170.6
- Bearing from Albany
- 281.5° WNW
- Bearing arriving at Rochester
- 278.9°
- Bearing from Rochester
- 98.9° E
Halfway between Albany and Rochester
The great-circle midpoint is at 42.933666, -75.699836 (42°56'1.20"N 75°41'59.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morrisville, NY, with 1,734 residents, 3.7 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, Albany gets 15 h 19 min of daylight and Rochester 15 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 03 min and 8 h 59 min. Rochester is 0.50° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Rochester has 2.0 times the population of Albany. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albany changed by +2.7% and Rochester by -1.7%. Both are in New York.
- 01Albany, NY101,317 (+2.7%)
- 02Rochester, NY207,282 (-1.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Albany from Rochester?
196.3 miles, 315.9 km or 170.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Rochester from Albany?
WNW. The great-circle path leaves Albany on a bearing of 281.5° and arrives at Rochester on 278.9°. The return trip starts on 98.9°.
What is halfway between Albany and Rochester?
The midpoint is at 42.933666, -75.699836. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morrisville, NY, 3.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Albany and Rochester?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Albany or Rochester?
Rochester, with 207,282 residents in July 2024 against 101,317 for Albany, 2.0 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.