From New York City, NY to Syracuse, NY is 246 miles; 4 hours, 11 minutes driving time.
From New York, NY to Schenectady, NY is 170 miles; 2 hours, 53 minutes driving time.
From Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN to New York, NY is about 773 miles.
From Donna, TX to New York City, NY is 1979 miles; 31 hours and 26 minutes driving time.
Locations in the state of California are from 2500 to 3000 miles (4200 to 5000 km) from New York State.(see related question for one example)