New York

Distance from Buffalo to Rochester

Straight-line distance

65.6mi

Buffalo, NY and Rochester, NY are 65.6 miles (105.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Buffalo, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (73°).

kilometers
105.6
nautical miles
57.0
heading from Buffalo
73° ENE
heading from Rochester
253° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Buffalo is from Rochester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buffalo and Rochester is 65.6 miles, 105.6 km or 57.0 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 65.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
65.6
Kilometers
105.6
Nautical miles
57.0
Bearing from Buffalo
72.6° ENE
Bearing arriving at Rochester
73.4°
Bearing from Rochester
253.4° WSW

Halfway between Buffalo and Rochester

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.032881, -78.239704 (43°01'58.37"N 78°14'22.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Oakfield, NY, with 1,790 residents, 2.7 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 Rochester 15 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 01 min and 8 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Buffalo has 1.3 times the population of Rochester. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buffalo changed by -0.3% and Rochester by -1.7%. Both are in New York.

  1. 01Buffalo, NY276,617 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Rochester, NY207,282 (-1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buffalo from Rochester?

65.6 miles, 105.6 km or 57.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rochester from Buffalo?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Buffalo on a bearing of 72.6° and arrives at Rochester on 73.4°. The return trip starts on 253.4°.

What is halfway between Buffalo and Rochester?

The midpoint is at 43.032881, -78.239704. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Oakfield, NY, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buffalo and Rochester?

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

Which is bigger, Buffalo or Rochester?

Buffalo, with 276,617 residents in July 2024 against 207,282 for Rochester, 1.3 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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