New York

Distance from Rochester to Syracuse

Straight-line distance

74.9mi

Rochester, NY and Syracuse, NY are 74.9 miles (120.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Rochester, the shortest path starts out heading E (96°).

kilometers
120.5
nautical miles
65.0
heading from Rochester
96° E
heading from Syracuse
277° W
RochesterSyracuse

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

How far Rochester is from Syracuse

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Rochester and Syracuse is 74.9 miles, 120.5 km or 65.0 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 74.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
74.9
Kilometers
120.5
Nautical miles
65.0
Bearing from Rochester
96.3° E
Bearing arriving at Syracuse
97.3°
Bearing from Syracuse
277.3° W

Halfway between Rochester and Syracuse

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.107813, -76.879474 (43°06'28.13"N 76°52'46.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Clyde, NY, with 2,126 residents, 1.7 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, Rochester gets 15 h 23 min of daylight and Syracuse 15 h 22 min; on December 21, 8 h 59 min and 9 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Rochester has 1.4 times the population of Syracuse. From July 2020 to July 2024, Rochester changed by -1.7% and Syracuse by -0.6%. Both are in New York.

  1. 01Rochester, NY207,282 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Syracuse, NY146,097 (-0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Rochester from Syracuse?

74.9 miles, 120.5 km or 65.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Syracuse from Rochester?

E. The great-circle path leaves Rochester on a bearing of 96.3° and arrives at Syracuse on 97.3°. The return trip starts on 277.3°.

What is halfway between Rochester and Syracuse?

The midpoint is at 43.107813, -76.879474. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Clyde, NY, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Rochester and Syracuse?

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

Which is bigger, Rochester or Syracuse?

Rochester, with 207,282 residents in July 2024 against 146,097 for Syracuse, 1.4 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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