Pennsylvania to New York

Distance from Allentown to New York

Straight-line distance

80.9mi

Allentown, PA and New York, NY are 80.9 miles (130.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Allentown, the shortest path starts out heading E (86°).

kilometers
130.2
nautical miles
70.3
heading from Allentown
86° E
heading from New York
267° W
AllentownNew York

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

How far Allentown is from New York

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allentown and New York is 80.9 miles, 130.2 km or 70.3 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 80.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
80.9
Kilometers
130.2
Nautical miles
70.3
Bearing from Allentown
86.1° E
Bearing arriving at New York
87.1°
Bearing from New York
267.1° W

Halfway between Allentown and New York

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.630706, -74.708948 (40°37'50.54"N 74°42'32.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Raritan, NJ, with 8,584 residents, 5.3 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, Allentown gets 15 h 05 min of daylight and New York 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 16 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

New York has 66.7 times the population of Allentown. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allentown changed by +1.1% and New York by -3.0%. The trip crosses from Pennsylvania into New York.

  1. 01Allentown, PA127,138 (+1.1%)
  2. 02New York, NY8,478,072 (-3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allentown from New York?

80.9 miles, 130.2 km or 70.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New York from Allentown?

E. The great-circle path leaves Allentown on a bearing of 86.1° and arrives at New York on 87.1°. The return trip starts on 267.1°.

What is halfway between Allentown and New York?

The midpoint is at 40.630706, -74.708948. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Raritan, NJ, 5.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allentown and New York?

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

Which is bigger, Allentown or New York?

New York, with 8,478,072 residents in July 2024 against 127,138 for Allentown, 66.7 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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