New Jersey to New York

Distance from Newark to Rochester

Straight-line distance

244.7mi

Newark, NJ and Rochester, NY are 244.7 miles (393.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Newark, the shortest path starts out heading NW (315°).

kilometers
393.8
nautical miles
212.6
heading from Newark
315° NW
heading from Rochester
133° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Newark is from Rochester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Newark and Rochester is 244.7 miles, 393.8 km or 212.6 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 244.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
244.7
Kilometers
393.8
Nautical miles
212.6
Bearing from Newark
314.8° NW
Bearing arriving at Rochester
312.5°
Bearing from Rochester
132.5° SE

Halfway between Newark and Rochester

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.959915, -75.861702 (41°57'35.69"N 75°51'42.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hallstead, PA, with 1,170 residents, 5.9 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, Newark gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Rochester 15 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 8 h 59 min. Rochester is 2.45° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Newark has 1.5 times the population of Rochester. From July 2020 to July 2024, Newark changed by +2.1% and Rochester by -1.7%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into New York.

  1. 01Newark, NJ317,303 (+2.1%)
  2. 02Rochester, NY207,282 (-1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Newark from Rochester?

244.7 miles, 393.8 km or 212.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rochester from Newark?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Newark on a bearing of 314.8° and arrives at Rochester on 312.5°. The return trip starts on 132.5°.

What is halfway between Newark and Rochester?

The midpoint is at 41.959915, -75.861702. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hallstead, PA, 5.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Newark and Rochester?

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

Which is bigger, Newark or Rochester?

Newark, with 317,303 residents in July 2024 against 207,282 for Rochester, 1.5 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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