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Why 8 hours...that's certainly not a day trip. Oh, wait, that will get someone from Columbus to NYC. That's why. Eight hours is no hop, skip and jump. None are close enough to NYC or Chicago for a day trip of shopping, dinner, etc. Although Indianapolis would be the closest.
Some place like one of the three cities you listed, plus Louisville, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Detroit maybe. Chicago is another extremely-well-located city, as is Nashville.
Pittsburgh would be within 8 hours of all of the following:
Hartford, New Haven, New York City, Toronto, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Milwaukee (8:02 by Google Maps, same as Columbus to NYC), Chicago, Louisville, Knoxville, TN, Charlotte, Columbia, Raleigh, Greensboro/Winston Salem, Hampton Roads, Richmond, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
Just outside of the 8 hour radius (<8.5 hrs) would lie Nashville, TN and Providence RI. I'm not sure how the other cities your poll lists compare, but that seems pretty centrally located to me.
Pittsburgh would be within 8 hours of all of the following:
Hartford, New Haven, New York City, Toronto, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Milwaukee (8:02 by Google Maps, same as Columbus to NYC), Chicago, Louisville, Knoxville, TN, Charlotte, Columbia, Raleigh, Greensboro/Winston Salem, Hampton Roads, Richmond, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
Just outside of the 8 hour radius (<8.5 hrs) would lie Nashville, TN and Providence RI. I'm not sure how the other cities your poll lists compare, but that seems pretty centrally located to me.
Indy would be Chicago, Louisville, cincy, Nashville, stl, Milwaukee, cbus, Cleveland, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Detroit, grand rapids, ashville, Pittsburgh, des moines, Kansas city, memphis, toronto. Between the 8-9th hour add in twin cities, Baltimore/DC off the top of my head
So Pitt might actually be a little closer to other metros than the others. I haven't had time to do the calculations but one of those 4 has to be the closest to the most major metros.
I just did some quick measuring on Google Maps to find the travel distances and times from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh to other metropolitan areas with at least 1,000,000 population. Here are the lists:
Cincinnati
99 miles (1:39) to Louisville
107 miles (1:38) to Columbus
112 miles (1:44) to Indianapolis
249 miles (3:44) to Cleveland
263 miles (4:07) to Detroit
273 miles (4:11) to Nashville
289 miles (4:29) to Pittsburgh
295 miles (4:47) to Chicago
350 miles (5:21) to St. Louis
393 miles (6:08) to Milwaukee
432 miles (6:33) to Buffalo
461 miles (6:52) to Atlanta
462 miles (7:27) to Charlotte
464 miles (6:54) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:13) to Memphis
501 miles (7:32) to Rochester
507 miles (8:07) to Baltimore
514 miles (8:10) to Richmond
493 miles (7:54) to Toronto
Cleveland
135 miles (2:11) to Pittsburgh
142 miles (2:08) to Columbus
169 miles (2:38) to Detroit
189 miles (3:03) to Buffalo
249 miles (3:44) to Cincinnati
258 miles (4:02) to Rochester
315 miles (4:43) to Indianapolis
343 miles (5:18) to Chicago
348 miles (5:15) to Louisville
357 miles (5:57) to Washington DC
376 miles (5:55) to Baltimore
432 miles (6:42) to Philadelphia
435 miles (6:43) to Milwaukee
463 miles (7:18) to New York
472 miles (7:23) to Richmond
515 miles (7:55) to Charlotte
522 miles (7:49) to Nashville
292 miles (4:41) to Toronto
Columbus
107 miles (1:38) to Cincinnati
142 miles (2:08) to Cleveland
176 miles (2:37) to Indianapolis
185 miles (2:56) to Pittsburgh
206 miles (3:07) to Louisville
207 miles (3:20) to Detroit
324 miles (5:35) to Chicago
327 miles (4:58) to Buffalo
380 miles (5:40) to Nashville
396 miles (5:58) to Rochester
397 miles (6:38) to Washington DC
404 miles (6:33) to Baltimore
415 miles (7:00) to Milwaukee
418 miles (6:19) to St. Louis
426 miles (6:45) to Charlotte
469 miles (7:21) to Philadelphia
479 miles (7:29) to Richmond
489 miles (7:39) to Raleigh
429 miles (6:36) to Toronto
Indianapolis
112 miles (1:44) to Cincinnati
114 miles (1:50) to Louisville
176 miles (2:37) to Columbus
183 miles (3:09) to Chicago
242 miles (3:47) to St. Louis
280 miles (4:29) to Milwaukee
286 miles (4:21) to Detroit
289 miles (4:25) to Nashville
315 miles (4:43) to Cleveland
360 miles (5:33) to Pittsburgh
464 miles (6:55) to Memphis
479 miles (7:08) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:16) to Kansas City
500 miles (7:35) to Buffalo
533 miles (8:03) to Atlanta
516 miles (8:01) to Toronto
Pittsburgh
135 miles (2:11) to Cleveland
185 miles (2:56) to Columbus
215 miles (3:21) to Buffalo
242 miles (4:10) to Washington DC
249 miles (4:07) to Baltimore
284 miles (4:20) to Rochester
286 miles (4:22) to Detroit
289 miles (4:29) to Cincinnati
305 miles (4:52) to Philadelphia
345 miles (5:33) to Richmond
360 miles (5:33) to Indianapolis
372 miles (6:07) to New York
388 miles (5:59) to Louisville
445 miles (7:08) to Virginia Beach
448 miles (7:07) to Charlotte
460 miles (7:02) to Chicago
485 miles (7:49) to Hartford
502 miles (8:00) to Raleigh
317 miles (4:58) to Toronto
Number of metropolitan areas of at least 1,000,000 population within eight hours (8:10 or less)
1. The shortest distance between two metropolitan areas is the official route, regardless of whether or not different types of roadways are used. Each city's list is sorted by distance, not time.
2. Travel times are indicated by Google Maps, and do not necessarily correlate with distance due to variations in speed limits and types of roadways, plus the potential for tolls.
3. A leeway of 10 minutes was provided for all metropolitan areas that are slightly more than six or eight hours away. Travel times of 6:10 and 8:10 qualify, but 6:11 and 8:11 do not.
Based on the data, I'd rank them like this from the most centrally-located to the least:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Cleveland
3. Columbus
4. Cincinnati
5. Indianapolis
Pittsburgh outright wins all three six-hour categories, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ and eight-hour/5,000,000+ categories. Cleveland only ties for first in the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category, but is at least tied for second in every other except the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category. Columbus wins the eight-hour/2,000,000+ category, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other except the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category. Cincinnati is tied for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other. Indianapolis either outright loses or is tied for last in every category.
I just did some quick measuring on Google Maps to find the travel distances and times from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh to other metropolitan areas with at least 1,000,000 population. Here are the lists:
Cincinnati
99 miles (1:39) to Louisville
107 miles (1:38) to Columbus
112 miles (1:44) to Indianapolis
249 miles (3:44) to Cleveland
263 miles (4:07) to Detroit
273 miles (4:11) to Nashville
289 miles (4:29) to Pittsburgh
295 miles (4:47) to Chicago
350 miles (5:21) to St. Louis
393 miles (6:08) to Milwaukee
432 miles (6:33) to Buffalo
461 miles (6:52) to Atlanta
462 miles (7:27) to Charlotte
464 miles (6:54) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:13) to Memphis
501 miles (7:32) to Rochester
507 miles (8:07) to Baltimore
514 miles (8:10) to Richmond
493 miles (7:54) to Toronto
Cleveland
135 miles (2:11) to Pittsburgh
142 miles (2:08) to Columbus
169 miles (2:38) to Detroit
189 miles (3:03) to Buffalo
249 miles (3:44) to Cincinnati
258 miles (4:02) to Rochester
315 miles (4:43) to Indianapolis
343 miles (5:18) to Chicago
348 miles (5:15) to Louisville
357 miles (5:57) to Washington DC
376 miles (5:55) to Baltimore
432 miles (6:42) to Philadelphia
435 miles (6:43) to Milwaukee
463 miles (7:18) to New York
472 miles (7:23) to Richmond
515 miles (7:55) to Charlotte
522 miles (7:49) to Nashville
292 miles (4:41) to Toronto
Columbus
107 miles (1:38) to Cincinnati
142 miles (2:08) to Cleveland
176 miles (2:37) to Indianapolis
185 miles (2:56) to Pittsburgh
206 miles (3:07) to Louisville
207 miles (3:20) to Detroit
324 miles (5:35) to Chicago
327 miles (4:58) to Buffalo
380 miles (5:40) to Nashville
396 miles (5:58) to Rochester
397 miles (6:38) to Washington DC
404 miles (6:33) to Baltimore
415 miles (7:00) to Milwaukee
418 miles (6:19) to St. Louis
426 miles (6:45) to Charlotte
469 miles (7:21) to Philadelphia
479 miles (7:29) to Richmond
489 miles (7:39) to Raleigh
429 miles (6:36) to Toronto
Indianapolis
112 miles (1:44) to Cincinnati
114 miles (1:50) to Louisville
176 miles (2:37) to Columbus
183 miles (3:09) to Chicago
242 miles (3:47) to St. Louis
280 miles (4:29) to Milwaukee
286 miles (4:21) to Detroit
289 miles (4:25) to Nashville
315 miles (4:43) to Cleveland
360 miles (5:33) to Pittsburgh
464 miles (6:55) to Memphis
479 miles (7:08) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:16) to Kansas City
500 miles (7:35) to Buffalo
533 miles (8:03) to Atlanta
516 miles (8:01) to Toronto
Pittsburgh
135 miles (2:11) to Cleveland
185 miles (2:56) to Columbus
215 miles (3:21) to Buffalo
242 miles (4:10) to Washington DC
249 miles (4:07) to Baltimore
284 miles (4:20) to Rochester
286 miles (4:22) to Detroit
289 miles (4:29) to Cincinnati
305 miles (4:52) to Philadelphia
345 miles (5:33) to Richmond
360 miles (5:33) to Indianapolis
372 miles (6:07) to New York
388 miles (5:59) to Louisville
445 miles (7:08) to Virginia Beach
448 miles (7:07) to Charlotte
460 miles (7:02) to Chicago
485 miles (7:49) to Hartford
502 miles (8:00) to Raleigh
317 miles (4:58) to Toronto
Number of metropolitan areas of at least 1,000,000 population within eight hours (8:10 or less)
1. The shortest distance between two metropolitan areas is the official route, regardless of whether or not different types of roadways are used. Each city's list is sorted by distance, not time.
2. Travel times are indicated by Google Maps, and do not necessarily correlate with distance due to variations in speed limits and types of roadways, plus the potential for tolls.
3. A leeway of 10 minutes was provided for all metropolitan areas that are slightly more than six or eight hours away. Travel times of 6:10 and 8:10 qualify, but 6:11 and 8:11 do not.
Based on the data, I'd rank them like this from the most centrally-located to the least:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Cleveland
3. Columbus
4. Cincinnati
5. Indianapolis
Pittsburgh outright wins all three six-hour categories, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ and eight-hour/5,000,000+ categories. Cleveland only ties for first in the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category, but is at least tied for second in every other except the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category. Columbus wins the eight-hour/2,000,000+ category, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other except the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category. Cincinnati is tied for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other. Indianapolis either outright loses or is tied for last in every category.
I just did some quick measuring on Google Maps to find the travel distances and times from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh to other metropolitan areas with at least 1,000,000 population. Here are the lists:
Cincinnati
99 miles (1:39) to Louisville
107 miles (1:38) to Columbus
112 miles (1:44) to Indianapolis
249 miles (3:44) to Cleveland
263 miles (4:07) to Detroit
273 miles (4:11) to Nashville
289 miles (4:29) to Pittsburgh
295 miles (4:47) to Chicago
350 miles (5:21) to St. Louis
393 miles (6:08) to Milwaukee
432 miles (6:33) to Buffalo
461 miles (6:52) to Atlanta
462 miles (7:27) to Charlotte
464 miles (6:54) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:13) to Memphis
501 miles (7:32) to Rochester
507 miles (8:07) to Baltimore
514 miles (8:10) to Richmond
493 miles (7:54) to Toronto
Cleveland
135 miles (2:11) to Pittsburgh
142 miles (2:08) to Columbus
169 miles (2:38) to Detroit
189 miles (3:03) to Buffalo
249 miles (3:44) to Cincinnati
258 miles (4:02) to Rochester
315 miles (4:43) to Indianapolis
343 miles (5:18) to Chicago
348 miles (5:15) to Louisville
357 miles (5:57) to Washington DC
376 miles (5:55) to Baltimore
432 miles (6:42) to Philadelphia
435 miles (6:43) to Milwaukee
463 miles (7:18) to New York
472 miles (7:23) to Richmond
515 miles (7:55) to Charlotte
522 miles (7:49) to Nashville
292 miles (4:41) to Toronto
Columbus
107 miles (1:38) to Cincinnati
142 miles (2:08) to Cleveland
176 miles (2:37) to Indianapolis
185 miles (2:56) to Pittsburgh
206 miles (3:07) to Louisville
207 miles (3:20) to Detroit
324 miles (5:35) to Chicago
327 miles (4:58) to Buffalo
380 miles (5:40) to Nashville
396 miles (5:58) to Rochester
397 miles (6:38) to Washington DC
404 miles (6:33) to Baltimore
415 miles (7:00) to Milwaukee
418 miles (6:19) to St. Louis
426 miles (6:45) to Charlotte
469 miles (7:21) to Philadelphia
479 miles (7:29) to Richmond
489 miles (7:39) to Raleigh
429 miles (6:36) to Toronto
Indianapolis
112 miles (1:44) to Cincinnati
114 miles (1:50) to Louisville
176 miles (2:37) to Columbus
183 miles (3:09) to Chicago
242 miles (3:47) to St. Louis
280 miles (4:29) to Milwaukee
286 miles (4:21) to Detroit
289 miles (4:25) to Nashville
315 miles (4:43) to Cleveland
360 miles (5:33) to Pittsburgh
464 miles (6:55) to Memphis
479 miles (7:08) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:16) to Kansas City
500 miles (7:35) to Buffalo
533 miles (8:03) to Atlanta
516 miles (8:01) to Toronto
Pittsburgh
135 miles (2:11) to Cleveland
185 miles (2:56) to Columbus
215 miles (3:21) to Buffalo
242 miles (4:10) to Washington DC
249 miles (4:07) to Baltimore
284 miles (4:20) to Rochester
286 miles (4:22) to Detroit
289 miles (4:29) to Cincinnati
305 miles (4:52) to Philadelphia
345 miles (5:33) to Richmond
360 miles (5:33) to Indianapolis
372 miles (6:07) to New York
388 miles (5:59) to Louisville
445 miles (7:08) to Virginia Beach
448 miles (7:07) to Charlotte
460 miles (7:02) to Chicago
485 miles (7:49) to Hartford
502 miles (8:00) to Raleigh
317 miles (4:58) to Toronto
Number of metropolitan areas of at least 1,000,000 population within eight hours (8:10 or less)
1. The shortest distance between two metropolitan areas is the official route, regardless of whether or not different types of roadways are used. Each city's list is sorted by distance, not time.
2. Travel times are indicated by Google Maps, and do not necessarily correlate with distance due to variations in speed limits and types of roadways, plus the potential for tolls.
3. A leeway of 10 minutes was provided for all metropolitan areas that are slightly more than six or eight hours away. Travel times of 6:10 and 8:10 qualify, but 6:11 and 8:11 do not.
Based on the data, I'd rank them like this from the most centrally-located to the least:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Cleveland
3. Columbus
4. Cincinnati
5. Indianapolis
Pittsburgh outright wins all three six-hour categories, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ and eight-hour/5,000,000+ categories. Cleveland only ties for first in the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category, but is at least tied for second in every other except the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category. Columbus wins the eight-hour/2,000,000+ category, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other except the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category. Cincinnati is tied for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other. Indianapolis either outright loses or is tied for last in every category.
Wow, thanks for all that work. Overall Pitt for the win for most metros and Columbus for the large metros. Thanks
I just did some quick measuring on Google Maps to find the travel distances and times from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh to other metropolitan areas with at least 1,000,000 population. Here are the lists:
Cincinnati
99 miles (1:39) to Louisville
107 miles (1:38) to Columbus
112 miles (1:44) to Indianapolis
249 miles (3:44) to Cleveland
263 miles (4:07) to Detroit
273 miles (4:11) to Nashville
289 miles (4:29) to Pittsburgh
295 miles (4:47) to Chicago
350 miles (5:21) to St. Louis
393 miles (6:08) to Milwaukee
432 miles (6:33) to Buffalo
461 miles (6:52) to Atlanta
462 miles (7:27) to Charlotte
464 miles (6:54) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:13) to Memphis
501 miles (7:32) to Rochester
507 miles (8:07) to Baltimore
514 miles (8:10) to Richmond
493 miles (7:54) to Toronto
Cleveland
135 miles (2:11) to Pittsburgh
142 miles (2:08) to Columbus
169 miles (2:38) to Detroit
189 miles (3:03) to Buffalo
249 miles (3:44) to Cincinnati
258 miles (4:02) to Rochester
315 miles (4:43) to Indianapolis
343 miles (5:18) to Chicago
348 miles (5:15) to Louisville
357 miles (5:57) to Washington DC
376 miles (5:55) to Baltimore
432 miles (6:42) to Philadelphia
435 miles (6:43) to Milwaukee
463 miles (7:18) to New York
472 miles (7:23) to Richmond
515 miles (7:55) to Charlotte
522 miles (7:49) to Nashville
292 miles (4:41) to Toronto
Columbus
107 miles (1:38) to Cincinnati
142 miles (2:08) to Cleveland
176 miles (2:37) to Indianapolis
185 miles (2:56) to Pittsburgh
206 miles (3:07) to Louisville
207 miles (3:20) to Detroit
324 miles (5:35) to Chicago
327 miles (4:58) to Buffalo
380 miles (5:40) to Nashville
396 miles (5:58) to Rochester
397 miles (6:38) to Washington DC
404 miles (6:33) to Baltimore
415 miles (7:00) to Milwaukee
418 miles (6:19) to St. Louis
426 miles (6:45) to Charlotte
469 miles (7:21) to Philadelphia
479 miles (7:29) to Richmond
489 miles (7:39) to Raleigh
429 miles (6:36) to Toronto
Indianapolis
112 miles (1:44) to Cincinnati
114 miles (1:50) to Louisville
176 miles (2:37) to Columbus
183 miles (3:09) to Chicago
242 miles (3:47) to St. Louis
280 miles (4:29) to Milwaukee
286 miles (4:21) to Detroit
289 miles (4:25) to Nashville
315 miles (4:43) to Cleveland
360 miles (5:33) to Pittsburgh
464 miles (6:55) to Memphis
479 miles (7:08) to Birmingham
482 miles (7:16) to Kansas City
500 miles (7:35) to Buffalo
533 miles (8:03) to Atlanta
516 miles (8:01) to Toronto
Pittsburgh
135 miles (2:11) to Cleveland
185 miles (2:56) to Columbus
215 miles (3:21) to Buffalo
242 miles (4:10) to Washington DC
249 miles (4:07) to Baltimore
284 miles (4:20) to Rochester
286 miles (4:22) to Detroit
289 miles (4:29) to Cincinnati
305 miles (4:52) to Philadelphia
345 miles (5:33) to Richmond
360 miles (5:33) to Indianapolis
372 miles (6:07) to New York
388 miles (5:59) to Louisville
445 miles (7:08) to Virginia Beach
448 miles (7:07) to Charlotte
460 miles (7:02) to Chicago
485 miles (7:49) to Hartford
502 miles (8:00) to Raleigh
317 miles (4:58) to Toronto
Number of metropolitan areas of at least 1,000,000 population within eight hours (8:10 or less)
1. The shortest distance between two metropolitan areas is the official route, regardless of whether or not different types of roadways are used. Each city's list is sorted by distance, not time.
2. Travel times are indicated by Google Maps, and do not necessarily correlate with distance due to variations in speed limits and types of roadways, plus the potential for tolls.
3. A leeway of 10 minutes was provided for all metropolitan areas that are slightly more than six or eight hours away. Travel times of 6:10 and 8:10 qualify, but 6:11 and 8:11 do not.
Based on the data, I'd rank them like this from the most centrally-located to the least:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Cleveland
3. Columbus
4. Cincinnati
5. Indianapolis
Pittsburgh outright wins all three six-hour categories, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ and eight-hour/5,000,000+ categories. Cleveland only ties for first in the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category, but is at least tied for second in every other except the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category. Columbus wins the eight-hour/2,000,000+ category, and ties for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other except the eight-hour/5,000,000+ category. Cincinnati is tied for first in the eight-hour/1,000,000+ category, but is tied for last in every other. Indianapolis either outright loses or is tied for last in every category.
You forgot Grand Rapids
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