Michigan to Indiana

Distance from Ann Arbor to Fort Wayne

Straight-line distance

109.7mi

Ann Arbor, MI and Fort Wayne, IN are 109.7 miles (176.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Ann Arbor, the shortest path starts out heading SW (222°).

kilometers
176.6
nautical miles
95.4
heading from Ann Arbor
222° SW
heading from Fort Wayne
41° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Ann Arbor is from Fort Wayne

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Ann Arbor and Fort Wayne is 109.7 miles, 176.6 km or 95.4 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 109.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
109.7
Kilometers
176.6
Nautical miles
95.4
Bearing from Ann Arbor
222.1° SW
Bearing arriving at Fort Wayne
221.1°
Bearing from Fort Wayne
41.1° NE

Halfway between Ann Arbor and Fort Wayne

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.684310, -84.443367 (41°41'3.52"N 84°26'36.12"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pioneer, OH, with 1,407 residents, 5.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Ann Arbor uses America/Detroit and Fort Wayne uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; Fort Wayne is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Ann Arbor gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Fort Wayne 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 05 min and 9 h 13 min. Ann Arbor is 1.19° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fort Wayne has 2.2 times the population of Ann Arbor. From July 2020 to July 2024, Ann Arbor changed by -0.7% and Fort Wayne by +3.3%. The trip crosses from Michigan into Indiana.

  1. 01Ann Arbor, MI122,925 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Fort Wayne, IN273,203 (+3.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Ann Arbor from Fort Wayne?

109.7 miles, 176.6 km or 95.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fort Wayne from Ann Arbor?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Ann Arbor on a bearing of 222.1° and arrives at Fort Wayne on 221.1°. The return trip starts on 41.1°.

What is halfway between Ann Arbor and Fort Wayne?

The midpoint is at 41.684310, -84.443367. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pioneer, OH, 5.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Ann Arbor and Fort Wayne?

Ann Arbor uses America/Detroit and Fort Wayne uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; Fort Wayne is the same clock time all year.

Which is bigger, Ann Arbor or Fort Wayne?

Fort Wayne, with 273,203 residents in July 2024 against 122,925 for Ann Arbor, 2.2 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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