Syracuse and Cincinnati are fairly large cities for their region of the world, and are also home to eponymously named universities. Not only that, both are rivals and in the same conference, so buses filled with college students have made this 9 hour + trip in the past. It's a 573 mile trip for the Orange to go face the Bearcats, and we will cover the ground at a rate of 61.2mph. (I wouldn't have thought of the universally correlation had it not been for the fact that I found the picture of Cincinnati on a Syracuse fan site).



Fortunately, as we leave Syracuse, it won't be a wintry scene like in the picture above. There will be a weak cold front trying to push through the area, and there could be some lingering fog and clouds as we make our way to I-90. Our entire route takes us through a slot of dry air behind the front, so as we skirt Lake Erie, we should be in for fine driving conditions. Winds off the Lake will keep the air pleasant as well, so we won't mind stopping for gas or rolling down the windows before we head southwest from Cleveland. The stationary part of the front that had passed through Syracuse will become active in the evening, and is expected to be draped right over Cincy, and the threat for a thunderstorms will creep into the picture after we pass south of Wilmington. The thunderstorms will continue training through Cincinnati long after we arrive.


Directions from Syracuse to Cincinnati.