New York to Pennsylvania

Distance from Buffalo to Pittsburgh

Straight-line distance

179.0mi

Buffalo, NY and Pittsburgh, PA are 179.0 miles (288.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Buffalo, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (199°).

kilometers
288.0
nautical miles
155.5
heading from Buffalo
199° SSW
heading from Pittsburgh
18° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Buffalo is from Pittsburgh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buffalo and Pittsburgh is 179.0 miles, 288.0 km or 155.5 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 179.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
179.0
Kilometers
288.0
Nautical miles
155.5
Bearing from Buffalo
199.1° SSW
Bearing arriving at Pittsburgh
198.4°
Bearing from Pittsburgh
18.4° NNE

Halfway between Buffalo and Pittsburgh

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.667549, -79.428330 (41°40'3.18"N 79°25'41.99"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Titusville, PA, with 5,155 residents, 12.8 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, Buffalo gets 15 h 21 min of daylight and Pittsburgh 15 h 04 min; on December 21, 9 h 01 min and 9 h 17 min. Buffalo is 2.45° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Pittsburgh has 1.1 times the population of Buffalo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buffalo changed by -0.3% and Pittsburgh by +1.6%. The trip crosses from New York into Pennsylvania.

  1. 01Buffalo, NY276,617 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Pittsburgh, PA307,668 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buffalo from Pittsburgh?

179.0 miles, 288.0 km or 155.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pittsburgh from Buffalo?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Buffalo on a bearing of 199.1° and arrives at Pittsburgh on 198.4°. The return trip starts on 18.4°.

What is halfway between Buffalo and Pittsburgh?

The midpoint is at 41.667549, -79.428330. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Titusville, PA, 12.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buffalo and Pittsburgh?

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

Which is bigger, Buffalo or Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh, with 307,668 residents in July 2024 against 276,617 for Buffalo, 1.1 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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