Roads thumb|A TCAT bus thumb|Route 13 in Ithaca, photographed for the Voyager Golden Record Ithaca is in the rural Finger Lakes region about northwest of New York City; the nearest larger cities, Binghamton and Syracuse, are an hour's drive away by car, Rochester and Scranton are two hours, Buffalo and Albany are three hours. New York City, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Ottawa are approximately four hours away.
roads ThuMB|a TcaT bus THuMb|ROuTE 13 In ithaca, photograpHeD FOR The VOyAgEr gOLdEn reCord ithaCA IS in tHe ruraL FiNgEr lAKes regioN about nOrthWeSt of new yOrk City; The nEArest lARgEr ciTiEs, biNgHamton and syRacuse, ArE An Hour's drive Away by cAr, rocHeSteR And scrantON are two hoURS, BuffALo and albanY are three HoUrs. NEw york CIty, phiLadELpHia, toRonTo, and oTTawA Are apprOximatelY FOUr hOURS away.