New York to Michigan

Distance from Buffalo to Sterling Heights

Straight-line distance

212.7mi

Buffalo, NY and Sterling Heights, MI are 212.7 miles (342.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Buffalo, the shortest path starts out heading W (266°).

kilometers
342.3
nautical miles
184.8
heading from Buffalo
266° W
heading from Sterling Heights
83° E
BuffaloSterling Heights

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

How far Buffalo is from Sterling Heights

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buffalo and Sterling Heights is 212.7 miles, 342.3 km or 184.8 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 212.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
212.7
Kilometers
342.3
Nautical miles
184.8
Bearing from Buffalo
265.6° W
Bearing arriving at Sterling Heights
262.8°
Bearing from Sterling Heights
82.8° E

Halfway between Buffalo and Sterling Heights

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.755769, -80.950237 (42°45'20.77"N 80°57'0.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is North Kingsville, OH, with 2,723 residents, 59.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Buffalo uses America/New_York and Sterling Heights uses America/Detroit; Sterling Heights is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Buffalo gets 15 h 21 min of daylight and Sterling Heights 15 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 01 min and 9 h 03 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Buffalo has 2.1 times the population of Sterling Heights. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buffalo changed by -0.3% and Sterling Heights by +0.2%. The trip crosses from New York into Michigan.

  1. 01Buffalo, NY276,617 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Sterling Heights, MI134,342 (+0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buffalo from Sterling Heights?

212.7 miles, 342.3 km or 184.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sterling Heights from Buffalo?

W. The great-circle path leaves Buffalo on a bearing of 265.6° and arrives at Sterling Heights on 262.8°. The return trip starts on 82.8°.

What is halfway between Buffalo and Sterling Heights?

The midpoint is at 42.755769, -80.950237. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is North Kingsville, OH, 59.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buffalo and Sterling Heights?

Buffalo uses America/New_York and Sterling Heights uses America/Detroit; Sterling Heights is the same clock time all year.

Which is bigger, Buffalo or Sterling Heights?

Buffalo, with 276,617 residents in July 2024 against 134,342 for Sterling Heights, 2.1 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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