Maryland to Pennsylvania

Distance from Baltimore to Pittsburgh

Straight-line distance

195.0mi

Baltimore, MD and Pittsburgh, PA are 195.0 miles (313.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Baltimore, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (295°).

kilometers
313.9
nautical miles
169.5
heading from Baltimore
295° WNW
heading from Pittsburgh
113° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Baltimore is from Pittsburgh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baltimore and Pittsburgh is 195.0 miles, 313.9 km or 169.5 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 195.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
195.0
Kilometers
313.9
Nautical miles
169.5
Bearing from Baltimore
294.9° WNW
Bearing arriving at Pittsburgh
292.7°
Bearing from Pittsburgh
112.7° ESE

Halfway between Baltimore and Pittsburgh

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.882107, -78.279116 (39°52'55.59"N 78°16'44.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Everett, PA, with 1,748 residents, 9.8 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, Baltimore gets 14 h 56 min of daylight and Pittsburgh 15 h 04 min; on December 21, 9 h 24 min and 9 h 17 min. Pittsburgh is 1.14° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Baltimore has 1.8 times the population of Pittsburgh. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baltimore changed by -2.6% and Pittsburgh by +1.6%. The trip crosses from Maryland into Pennsylvania.

  1. 01Baltimore, MD568,271 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Pittsburgh, PA307,668 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baltimore from Pittsburgh?

195.0 miles, 313.9 km or 169.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pittsburgh from Baltimore?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Baltimore on a bearing of 294.9° and arrives at Pittsburgh on 292.7°. The return trip starts on 112.7°.

What is halfway between Baltimore and Pittsburgh?

The midpoint is at 39.882107, -78.279116. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Everett, PA, 9.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baltimore and Pittsburgh?

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

Which is bigger, Baltimore or Pittsburgh?

Baltimore, with 568,271 residents in July 2024 against 307,668 for Pittsburgh, 1.8 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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