New York

Distance from Albany to Syracuse

Straight-line distance

121.6mi

Albany, NY and Syracuse, NY are 121.6 miles (195.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Albany, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (283°).

kilometers
195.7
nautical miles
105.7
heading from Albany
283° WNW
heading from Syracuse
102° ESE
AlbanySyracuse

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

How far Albany is from Syracuse

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albany and Syracuse is 121.6 miles, 195.7 km or 105.7 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 121.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
121.6
Kilometers
195.7
Nautical miles
105.7
Bearing from Albany
283.1° WNW
Bearing arriving at Syracuse
281.5°
Bearing from Syracuse
101.5° ESE

Halfway between Albany and Syracuse

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.859333, -74.967437 (42°51'33.60"N 74°58'2.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Richfield Springs, NY, with 1,090 residents, 1.1 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 Syracuse 15 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 03 min and 9 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Syracuse has 1.4 times the population of Albany. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albany changed by +2.7% and Syracuse by -0.6%. Both are in New York.

  1. 01Albany, NY101,317 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Syracuse, NY146,097 (-0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albany from Syracuse?

121.6 miles, 195.7 km or 105.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Syracuse from Albany?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Albany on a bearing of 283.1° and arrives at Syracuse on 281.5°. The return trip starts on 101.5°.

What is halfway between Albany and Syracuse?

The midpoint is at 42.859333, -74.967437. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Richfield Springs, NY, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albany and Syracuse?

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

Which is bigger, Albany or Syracuse?

Syracuse, with 146,097 residents in July 2024 against 101,317 for Albany, 1.4 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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