125 miles taking this route:
130 Miles
It is 220 miles according to Google Maps.
195 miles
You can make the border in about 60 miles. Manhattan is 440 miles away.
The driving distance from Ottawa, Canada to Ogdensburg, New York is 61 miles / 98 km
520 miles taking this route:Take I-90 EAST to I-81 to WATERTOWN and BINGHAMTON at EXIT 36 off the NEW YORK (STATE) THRUWAY (toll). Follow signs to I-81 NORTH to WATERTOWN off the exit ramp.Take I-81 NORTH to CANADA. You will cross at the 1000 ISLANDS BRIDGE (toll).Once you have crossed into Canada via the 1000 ISLANDS BRIDGE, stay in the right-hand lane and follow signs to HIGHWAY 401 EAST to OTTAWA and MONTRÉAL.Take HIGHWAY 401 EAST to HIGHWAY 416 NORTH to OTTAWA at EXIT 721A.Take HIGHWAY 416 NORTH to Ottawa.
New York and Canada share a border, so in many places the distance between them is less than one mile. Manhattan to Ottawa is about 450 miles.
The driving distance from NYC to Ottawa, Canada is 439 road miles, using I-81 North.
From Watertown, NY to Utica, NY is 116 miles; 2 hours driving time.
It's about 443 miles and 7 hours and 26 minutes by car.
The driving distance in miles between Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Watertown, New York, is 200 miles.
If you are in Massena New York it would probably be Cornwall Canada. The Capital of Canada (Ottawa) is only 60 miles from the US Border and Montreal (Quebec's largest city) is also only 60 miles from the border.