New York to Massachusetts

Distance from Albany to Springfield

Straight-line distance

74.6mi

Albany, NY and Springfield, MA are 74.6 miles (120.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Albany, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (120°).

kilometers
120.1
nautical miles
64.8
heading from Albany
120° ESE
heading from Springfield
301° WNW
AlbanySpringfield

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

How far Albany is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albany and Springfield is 74.6 miles, 120.1 km or 64.8 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 74.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
74.6
Kilometers
120.1
Nautical miles
64.8
Bearing from Albany
120.2° ESE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
121.0°
Bearing from Springfield
301.0° WNW

Halfway between Albany and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.392320, -73.166442 (42°23'32.35"N 73°09'59.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pittsfield, MA, with 43,121 residents, 6.3 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 Springfield 15 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 03 min and 9 h 06 min. Albany is 0.55° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.5 times the population of Albany. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albany changed by +2.7% and Springfield by -0.2%. The trip crosses from New York into Massachusetts.

  1. 01Albany, NY101,317 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Springfield, MA154,888 (-0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albany from Springfield?

74.6 miles, 120.1 km or 64.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Albany?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Albany on a bearing of 120.2° and arrives at Springfield on 121.0°. The return trip starts on 301.0°.

What is halfway between Albany and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 42.392320, -73.166442. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pittsfield, MA, 6.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albany and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Albany or Springfield?

Springfield, with 154,888 residents in July 2024 against 101,317 for Albany, 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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