New York to Massachusetts

Distance from Albany to Worcester

Straight-line distance

105.1mi

Albany, NY and Worcester, MA are 105.1 miles (169.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Albany, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (104°).

kilometers
169.1
nautical miles
91.3
heading from Albany
104° ESE
heading from Worcester
286° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Albany is from Worcester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albany and Worcester is 105.1 miles, 169.1 km or 91.3 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 105.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
105.1
Kilometers
169.1
Nautical miles
91.3
Bearing from Albany
104.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at Worcester
105.8°
Bearing from Worcester
285.8° WNW

Halfway between Albany and Worcester

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.471906, -72.799950 (42°28'18.86"N 72°47'59.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Northampton, MA, with 31,315 residents, 11.9 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 Worcester 15 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 03 min and 9 h 05 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Worcester has 2.1 times the population of Albany. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albany changed by +2.7% and Worcester by +4.4%. The trip crosses from New York into Massachusetts.

  1. 01Albany, NY101,317 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Worcester, MA211,286 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albany from Worcester?

105.1 miles, 169.1 km or 91.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Worcester from Albany?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Albany on a bearing of 104.4° and arrives at Worcester on 105.8°. The return trip starts on 285.8°.

What is halfway between Albany and Worcester?

The midpoint is at 42.471906, -72.799950. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Northampton, MA, 11.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albany and Worcester?

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

Which is bigger, Albany or Worcester?

Worcester, with 211,286 residents in July 2024 against 101,317 for Albany, 2.1 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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