Ohio to Kentucky

Distance from Columbus to Lexington-Fayette

Straight-line distance

155.8mi

Columbus, OH and Lexington-Fayette, KY are 155.8 miles (250.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (211°).

kilometers
250.8
nautical miles
135.4
heading from Columbus
211° SSW
heading from Lexington-Fayette
30° NNE
ColumbusLexington-Fayette

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

How far Columbus is from Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and Lexington-Fayette is 155.8 miles, 250.8 km or 135.4 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 155.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
155.8
Kilometers
250.8
Nautical miles
135.4
Bearing from Columbus
211.0° SSW
Bearing arriving at Lexington-Fayette
210.0°
Bearing from Lexington-Fayette
30.0° NNE

Halfway between Columbus and Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.014616, -83.731722 (39°00'52.62"N 83°43'54.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sardinia, OH, with 1,109 residents, 3.8 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, Columbus gets 15 h 01 min of daylight and Lexington-Fayette 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 31 min. Columbus is 1.94° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 2.8 times the population of Lexington-Fayette. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by +3.0% and Lexington-Fayette by +2.1%. The trip crosses from Ohio into Kentucky.

  1. 01Columbus, OH933,263 (+3.0%)
  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 Columbus from Lexington-Fayette?

155.8 miles, 250.8 km or 135.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lexington-Fayette from Columbus?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 211.0° and arrives at Lexington-Fayette on 210.0°. The return trip starts on 30.0°.

What is halfway between Columbus and Lexington-Fayette?

The midpoint is at 39.014616, -83.731722. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sardinia, OH, 3.8 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Columbus or Lexington-Fayette?

Columbus, with 933,263 residents in July 2024 against 329,437 for Lexington-Fayette, 2.8 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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