Ohio to Kentucky

Distance from Dayton to Lexington-Fayette

Straight-line distance

121.3mi

Dayton, OH and Lexington-Fayette, KY are 121.3 miles (195.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Dayton, the shortest path starts out heading S (187°).

kilometers
195.2
nautical miles
105.4
heading from Dayton
187° S
heading from Lexington-Fayette
7° N
DaytonLexington-Fayette

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

How far Dayton is from Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Dayton and Lexington-Fayette is 121.3 miles, 195.2 km or 105.4 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 121.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
121.3
Kilometers
195.2
Nautical miles
105.4
Bearing from Dayton
186.7° S
Bearing arriving at Lexington-Fayette
186.5°
Bearing from Lexington-Fayette
6.5° N

Halfway between Dayton and Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.912771, -84.330539 (38°54'45.98"N 84°19'49.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Alexandria, KY, with 10,819 residents, 4.8 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, Dayton gets 15 h 00 min of daylight and Lexington-Fayette 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 31 min. Dayton is 1.74° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lexington-Fayette has 2.4 times the population of Dayton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Dayton changed by -0.9% and Lexington-Fayette by +2.1%. The trip crosses from Ohio into Kentucky.

  1. 01Dayton, OH136,346 (-0.9%)
  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 Dayton from Lexington-Fayette?

121.3 miles, 195.2 km or 105.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lexington-Fayette from Dayton?

S. The great-circle path leaves Dayton on a bearing of 186.7° and arrives at Lexington-Fayette on 186.5°. The return trip starts on 6.5°.

What is halfway between Dayton and Lexington-Fayette?

The midpoint is at 38.912771, -84.330539. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Alexandria, KY, 4.8 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Dayton or Lexington-Fayette?

Lexington-Fayette, with 329,437 residents in July 2024 against 136,346 for Dayton, 2.4 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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