Virginia to Pennsylvania

Distance from Alexandria to Pittsburgh

Straight-line distance

190.3mi

Alexandria, VA and Pittsburgh, PA are 190.3 miles (306.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading NW (307°).

kilometers
306.3
nautical miles
165.4
heading from Alexandria
307° NW
heading from Pittsburgh
125° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Alexandria is from Pittsburgh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Pittsburgh is 190.3 miles, 306.3 km or 165.4 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 190.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
190.3
Kilometers
306.3
Nautical miles
165.4
Bearing from Alexandria
307.0° NW
Bearing arriving at Pittsburgh
305.1°
Bearing from Pittsburgh
125.1° SE

Halfway between Alexandria and Pittsburgh

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.638563, -78.512760 (39°38'18.83"N 78°30'45.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cumberland, MD, with 18,643 residents, 13.0 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, Alexandria gets 14 h 53 min of daylight and Pittsburgh 15 h 04 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 17 min. Pittsburgh is 1.62° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Pittsburgh has 1.9 times the population of Alexandria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Pittsburgh by +1.6%. The trip crosses from Virginia into Pennsylvania.

  1. 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Pittsburgh, PA307,668 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Alexandria from Pittsburgh?

190.3 miles, 306.3 km or 165.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pittsburgh from Alexandria?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 307.0° and arrives at Pittsburgh on 305.1°. The return trip starts on 125.1°.

What is halfway between Alexandria and Pittsburgh?

The midpoint is at 39.638563, -78.512760. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cumberland, MD, 13.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Pittsburgh?

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

Which is bigger, Alexandria or Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh, with 307,668 residents in July 2024 against 159,102 for Alexandria, 1.9 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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