Ohio

Distance from Cincinnati to Columbus

Straight-line distance

99.8mi

Cincinnati, OH and Columbus, OH are 99.8 miles (160.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Cincinnati, the shortest path starts out heading NE (54°).

kilometers
160.6
nautical miles
86.7
heading from Cincinnati
54° NE
heading from Columbus
235° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Cincinnati is from Columbus

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cincinnati and Columbus is 99.8 miles, 160.6 km or 86.7 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 99.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
99.8
Kilometers
160.6
Nautical miles
86.7
Bearing from Cincinnati
53.8° NE
Bearing arriving at Columbus
54.7°
Bearing from Columbus
234.7° SW

Halfway between Cincinnati and Columbus

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.564528, -83.749976 (39°33'52.30"N 83°44'59.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Jamestown, OH, with 2,114 residents, 6.4 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, Cincinnati gets 14 h 55 min of daylight and Columbus 15 h 01 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 20 min. Columbus is 0.84° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 3.0 times the population of Cincinnati. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cincinnati changed by +1.7% and Columbus by +3.0%. Both are in Ohio.

  1. 01Cincinnati, OH314,915 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Columbus, OH933,263 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cincinnati from Columbus?

99.8 miles, 160.6 km or 86.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Columbus from Cincinnati?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Cincinnati on a bearing of 53.8° and arrives at Columbus on 54.7°. The return trip starts on 234.7°.

What is halfway between Cincinnati and Columbus?

The midpoint is at 39.564528, -83.749976. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Jamestown, OH, 6.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cincinnati and Columbus?

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

Which is bigger, Cincinnati or Columbus?

Columbus, with 933,263 residents in July 2024 against 314,915 for Cincinnati, 3.0 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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