Pennsylvania to New York

Distance from Allentown to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

87.7mi

Allentown, PA and Yonkers, NY are 87.7 miles (141.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Allentown, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (73°).

kilometers
141.2
nautical miles
76.2
heading from Allentown
73° ENE
heading from Yonkers
254° WSW
AllentownYonkers

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

How far Allentown is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allentown and Yonkers is 87.7 miles, 141.2 km or 76.2 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 87.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
87.7
Kilometers
141.2
Nautical miles
76.2
Bearing from Allentown
73.4° ENE
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
74.4°
Bearing from Yonkers
254.4° WSW

Halfway between Allentown and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.772550, -74.675035 (40°46'21.18"N 74°40'30.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chester, NJ, with 1,695 residents, 1.5 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 Yonkers 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Yonkers has 1.7 times the population of Allentown. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allentown changed by +1.1% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from Pennsylvania into New York.

  1. 01Allentown, PA127,138 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allentown from Yonkers?

87.7 miles, 141.2 km or 76.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Allentown?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Allentown on a bearing of 73.4° and arrives at Yonkers on 74.4°. The return trip starts on 254.4°.

What is halfway between Allentown and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 40.772550, -74.675035. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chester, NJ, 1.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allentown and Yonkers?

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

Which is bigger, Allentown or Yonkers?

Yonkers, with 211,040 residents in July 2024 against 127,138 for Allentown, 1.7 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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