Ohio to Kentucky

Distance from Cincinnati to Lexington-Fayette

Straight-line distance

76.0mi

Cincinnati, OH and Lexington-Fayette, KY are 76.0 miles (122.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Cincinnati, the shortest path starts out heading S (178°).

kilometers
122.3
nautical miles
66.1
heading from Cincinnati
178° S
heading from Lexington-Fayette
358° N
CincinnatiLexington-Fayette

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

How far Cincinnati is from Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cincinnati and Lexington-Fayette is 76.0 miles, 122.3 km or 66.1 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 76.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
76.0
Kilometers
122.3
Nautical miles
66.1
Bearing from Cincinnati
178.1° S
Bearing arriving at Lexington-Fayette
178.1°
Bearing from Lexington-Fayette
358.1° N

Halfway between Cincinnati and Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.590452, -84.481868 (38°35'25.63"N 84°28'54.73"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Williamstown, KY, with 3,971 residents, 6.0 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 Lexington-Fayette 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 31 min. Cincinnati is 1.10° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lexington-Fayette has 1.0 times the population of Cincinnati. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cincinnati changed by +1.7% and Lexington-Fayette by +2.1%. The trip crosses from Ohio into Kentucky.

  1. 01Cincinnati, OH314,915 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Lexington-Fayette, KY329,437 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cincinnati from Lexington-Fayette?

76.0 miles, 122.3 km or 66.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lexington-Fayette from Cincinnati?

S. The great-circle path leaves Cincinnati on a bearing of 178.1° and arrives at Lexington-Fayette on 178.1°. The return trip starts on 358.1°.

What is halfway between Cincinnati and Lexington-Fayette?

The midpoint is at 38.590452, -84.481868. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Williamstown, KY, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cincinnati and Lexington-Fayette?

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

Which is bigger, Cincinnati or Lexington-Fayette?

Lexington-Fayette, with 329,437 residents in July 2024 against 314,915 for Cincinnati, 1.0 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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