Pennsylvania to New York

Distance from Pittsburgh to Rochester

Straight-line distance

224.3mi

Pittsburgh, PA and Rochester, NY are 224.3 miles (361.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Pittsburgh, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (32°).

kilometers
361.0
nautical miles
194.9
heading from Pittsburgh
32° NNE
heading from Rochester
214° SSW
PittsburghRochester

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

How far Pittsburgh is from Rochester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pittsburgh and Rochester is 224.3 miles, 361.0 km or 194.9 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 224.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
224.3
Kilometers
361.0
Nautical miles
194.9
Bearing from Pittsburgh
32.0° NNE
Bearing arriving at Rochester
33.6°
Bearing from Rochester
213.6° SSW

Halfway between Pittsburgh and Rochester

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.810929, -78.821435 (41°48'39.35"N 78°49'17.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Kane, PA, with 3,489 residents, 10.3 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, Pittsburgh gets 15 h 04 min of daylight and Rochester 15 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 17 min and 8 h 59 min. Rochester is 2.73° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Pittsburgh has 1.5 times the population of Rochester. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pittsburgh changed by +1.6% and Rochester by -1.7%. The trip crosses from Pennsylvania into New York.

  1. 01Pittsburgh, PA307,668 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Rochester, NY207,282 (-1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Pittsburgh from Rochester?

224.3 miles, 361.0 km or 194.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rochester from Pittsburgh?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Pittsburgh on a bearing of 32.0° and arrives at Rochester on 33.6°. The return trip starts on 213.6°.

What is halfway between Pittsburgh and Rochester?

The midpoint is at 41.810929, -78.821435. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Kane, PA, 10.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pittsburgh and Rochester?

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

Which is bigger, Pittsburgh or Rochester?

Pittsburgh, with 307,668 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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