How far is Angola on the Lake, NY from Hempstead, NY?

The driving distance from Angola on the Lake, NY to Hempstead, NY is about 404.6 miles (651.2 km), with a travel time of about 08h 38m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 310.8 miles (500.2 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 17h 17m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
404.66 mi
08h 38m
Flight
310.8 mi
500.18 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
310.8 mi
Kilometers
500.18 km
Flight Time
00h 37m

Driving Distance

Road route
404.66 mi
Kilometers
651.24 km
Drive Time
08h 38m

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Leave and Arrive Planner

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Drive time stays fixed at 08h 38m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Hempstead
Sun, Apr 19, 11:54 AM EDT
Return by in Angola on the Lake
Sun, Apr 19, 8:33 PM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Angola on the Lake
2026-04-19T03:15
Arrive Hempstead
Sun, Apr 19, 11:54 AM EDT
Route Timing
08h 38m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
2:39 PM to 4:09 PM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
6:42 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Angola on the Lake
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Johnson City
NY

Village in New York, United States

From Angola on the Lake
202.1 mi
04h 19m
To Hempstead
202.6 mi
04h 19m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
38°F
Sunday

Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Starts
Sun, Apr 19 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
10 to 15 mph W
Destination
62°F
Sunday

Rain Showers Likely

Starts
Sun, Apr 19 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
7 to 14 mph SW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Angola on the Lake and Hempstead.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Angola on the Lake and Hempstead.

  1. 1

    Start on the route

    33 m · 10 sec

  2. 2

    Turn left onto Larch Street

    124 m · 22 sec · Larch Street

  3. 3

    Turn left onto Beach Road

    1.4 mi · 4 min · Beach Road

  4. 4

    Continue on Eden Evans Center Road

    2.3 mi · 4 min · Eden Evans Center Road

  5. 5

    Turn left onto Southwestern Boulevard

    12.1 mi · 18 min · Southwestern Boulevard

  6. 6

    Turn right onto Big Tree Road

    2.6 mi · 4 min · Big Tree Road

  7. 7

    Continue on West Quaker Street

    1.5 mi · 2 min · West Quaker Street

  8. 8

    Continue on Quaker Road

    5.2 mi · 8 min · Quaker Road

  9. 9

    Continue on Hamburg Street

    1431 ft · 43 sec · Hamburg Street

  10. 10

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Hamburg Street

    11 m · 1 sec · Hamburg Street

  11. 11

    Exit the roundabout onto Hamburg Street

    30 m · 2 sec · Hamburg Street

  12. 12

    Continue on Main Street

    1.8 mi · 5 min · Main Street

  13. 13

    Continue on Big Tree Road

    10.5 mi · 16 min · Big Tree Road

  14. 14

    Continue on Varysburg Road

    10.9 mi · 16 min · Varysburg Road

  15. 15

    Continue on West Buffalo Road

    1.7 mi · 2 min · West Buffalo Road

  16. 16

    Continue on West Buffalo Street

    4.6 mi · 9 min · West Buffalo Street

  17. 17

    Continue on Perry Center Road

    7.4 mi · 11 min · Perry Center Road

  18. 18

    Continue on Perry Road

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Perry Road

  19. 19

    Turn right onto Mount Morris Road

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Mount Morris Road

  20. 20

    Continue on North Main Street

    1.8 mi · 5 min · North Main Street

  21. 21

    Continue on Sonyea Road

    4.1 mi · 7 min · Sonyea Road

  22. 22

    Take the ramp slight right

    1375 ft · 34 sec

  23. 23

    Merge slight left onto Genesee Expressway

    32.6 mi · 38 min · Genesee Expressway

  24. 24

    Merge slight right onto Southern Tier Expressway

    104.5 mi · 2 hr 2 min · Southern Tier Expressway

  25. 25

    Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Scranton

    53.4 mi · 1 hr 3 min

  26. 26

    Keep slight right to continue on I 84 East, I 380 South, US 6 East: Carbondale, Mt Pocono

    1.2 km · 1 min

  27. 27

    Continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mount Pocono, Milford

    3.7 mi · 5 min

  28. 28

    Keep slight right to continue on I 380 South: Mount Pocono

    23.6 mi · 26 min

  29. 29

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Stroudsburg

    1 mi · 1 min

  30. 30

    Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway

    80 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Keystone Shortway

  31. 31

    Keep slight right to continue on Christopher Columbus Highway

    5.5 mi · 6 min · Christopher Columbus Highway

  32. 32

    Keep slight left to continue on I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City

    1503 ft · 23 sec

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on Leonia, Teaneck

    2128 ft · 38 sec

  34. 34

    Turn right onto Leonia

    1032 ft · 35 sec

  35. 35

    Turn straight onto Degraw Avenue

    138 m · 9 sec · Degraw Avenue

  36. 36

    Continue on Fort Lee Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Fort Lee Road

  37. 37

    Continue on Main Street

    143 m · 13 sec · Main Street

  38. 38

    Take the ramp left toward George Washington Bridge

    144 m · 13 sec

  39. 39

    Merge slight left onto Bergen Boulevard

    1552 ft · 29 sec · Bergen Boulevard

  40. 40

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  41. 41

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  42. 42

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  43. 43

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

    3174 ft · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)

  44. 44

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  45. 45

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  46. 46

    Keep slight right to continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    2 mi · 3 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  47. 47

    Merge slight left onto Throgs Neck Expressway

    3271 ft · 58 sec · Throgs Neck Expressway

  48. 48

    Continue on Throgs Neck Bridge

    2 mi · 3 min · Throgs Neck Bridge

  49. 49

    Continue on Clearview Expressway

    5 mi · 6 min · Clearview Expressway

  50. 50

    Turn left onto Hillside Avenue

    1.2 km · 1 min · Hillside Avenue

  51. 51

    Turn right onto Braddock Avenue

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Braddock Avenue

  52. 52

    Turn left onto Jamaica Avenue

    934 ft · 34 sec · Jamaica Avenue

  53. 53

    Continue on Jericho Turnpike

    2886 ft · 57 sec · Jericho Turnpike

  54. 54

    Turn slight right onto Tulip Avenue

    2 mi · 4 min · Tulip Avenue

  55. 55

    Turn right onto New Hyde Park Road

    2197 ft · 56 sec · New Hyde Park Road

  56. 56

    Turn left onto Hempstead Turnpike

    2 mi · 4 min · Hempstead Turnpike

  57. 57

    Turn slight right onto Front Street

    1.3 km · 2 min · Front Street

  58. 58

    Turn right onto Greenwich Street

    548 ft · 11 sec · Greenwich Street

  59. 59

    Turn left onto Peninsula Boulevard

    1041 ft · 26 sec · Peninsula Boulevard

  60. 60

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Peninsula Boulevard

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Angola on the Lake and Hempstead.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
60 steps
19 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
11
6 merges, 5 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
14.8 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Southern Tier Expressway
105 mi · 26%
Keystone Shortway
80 mi · 20%
I 81 South
53.4 mi · 13%
Genesee Expressway
32.6 mi · 8%
I 380 South
23.6 mi · 6%
Big Tree Road
13.2 mi · 3%
Longest Stretch

Southern Tier Expressway

Merge slight right onto Southern Tier Expressway

105 mi · 02h 02m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
08h 38m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
17h 18m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+93.8 mi
310.8 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Johnson City
04h 19m from Angola on the Lake
Leave By
6:42 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers leaving Angola on the Lake and Rain Showers Likely near Hempstead.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Angola on the Lake to Hempstead?

The road trip is about 404.6 miles (651.2 km) and usually takes 08h 38m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Johnson City is a useful midpoint, sitting about 202.1 miles from Angola on the Lake and 202.6 miles from Hempstead.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 310.8 miles (500.2 km), while the road route adds roughly 93.8 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $57.25 one way or $114.50 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 126.9 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers around Angola on the Lake and Rain Showers Likely near Hempstead.

Stop Ideas Near Johnson City

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Johnson City, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Johnson City.

BUS

Scranton, PA

82 mi away
23 Lackawanna Avenue
BUS

Wilkes-Barre, PA

97 mi away
47 South Washington Street
RAIL

Empire Expo Center

108 mi away
581 State Fair Blvd
RAIL

William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center

109 mi away
131 Alliance Bank Parkway

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Angola on the Lake and Hempstead. Straight-line distance: 310.8 mi (500.18 km).

Angola on the Lake

#1 Angola on the Lake

Census-designated place in Erie County, New York

Population1,675
Coordinates42.6547800, -79.0489300
Altitude183
CountryUnited States
Hempstead

#2 Hempstead

Located in Nassau County, New York, this hamlet and village is a major commercial and transportation hub.

Population764,055
Coordinates40.7062100, -73.6187400
Altitude17
CountryUnited States
Start: Angola on the Lake (-79.04893, 42.65478)
End: Hempstead (-73.61874, 40.70621)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 651 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)13h 28m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)10h 07m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)08h 05m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)06h 44m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)05h 46m
80 mph (129 km/h)05h 02m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
14.28 gal
54.05 L · about $57.25
Round trip
$114.50
28.56 gal · 108.1 L
Estimated CO2
126.9 kg one way
Round trip: 253.8 kg / 560 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.01 $57.25 $114.50
Mid-grade $4.48 $63.99 $127.98
Premium $4.86 $69.42 $138.83
Diesel $4.69 $67.03 $134.06

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in New York · Apr 19, 2026

There is no time difference between Angola on the Lake and Hempstead. The current time is 03:15:51.

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How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.