Ohio to Pennsylvania

Distance from Cleveland to Pittsburgh

Straight-line distance

114.2mi

Cleveland, OH and Pittsburgh, PA are 114.2 miles (183.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Cleveland, the shortest path starts out heading SE (128°).

kilometers
183.9
nautical miles
99.3
heading from Cleveland
128° SE
heading from Pittsburgh
309° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Cleveland is from Pittsburgh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cleveland and Pittsburgh is 114.2 miles, 183.9 km or 99.3 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 114.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
114.2
Kilometers
183.9
Nautical miles
99.3
Bearing from Cleveland
128.4° SE
Bearing arriving at Pittsburgh
129.5°
Bearing from Pittsburgh
309.5° NW

Halfway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.962335, -80.820847 (40°57'44.41"N 80°49'15.05"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Salem, OH, with 11,685 residents, 4.2 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, Cleveland gets 15 h 11 min of daylight and Pittsburgh 15 h 04 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 17 min. Cleveland is 1.04° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Cleveland has 1.2 times the population of Pittsburgh. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cleveland changed by -1.7% and Pittsburgh by +1.6%. The trip crosses from Ohio into Pennsylvania.

  1. 01Cleveland, OH365,379 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Pittsburgh, PA307,668 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cleveland from Pittsburgh?

114.2 miles, 183.9 km or 99.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pittsburgh from Cleveland?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Cleveland on a bearing of 128.4° and arrives at Pittsburgh on 129.5°. The return trip starts on 309.5°.

What is halfway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh?

The midpoint is at 40.962335, -80.820847. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Salem, OH, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cleveland and Pittsburgh?

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

Which is bigger, Cleveland or Pittsburgh?

Cleveland, with 365,379 residents in July 2024 against 307,668 for Pittsburgh, 1.2 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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