Map of Vologda, Russia

Vologda is the administrative centre of Vologda Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 312,420. It lies at 59.2239°N, 39.8840°E. Vologda is about 409 km (254 mi) north of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sokol, 30 km to the northeast.

Vologda at a glance

Where is Vologda?

• The 2nd largest city in Vologda Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 06 min on the shortest day to 18 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Vologda

• Sokol — 30 km northeast
• Cherepovets — 113 km west
• Rybinsk — 144 km southwest
• Tutayev — 152 km south
• Kostroma — 173 km south
• Yaroslavl — 177 km south
• Uglich — 210 km southwest
• Furmanov — 230 km south
• Kineshma — 238 km southeast
• Vichuga — 253 km southeast

Largest cities in Vologda Oblast

• Cherepovets — 315,738
• Sokol — 42,174

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.