Indiana to Ohio

Distance from Carmel to Cincinnati

Straight-line distance

104.4mi

Carmel, IN and Cincinnati, OH are 104.4 miles (168.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Carmel, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (123°).

kilometers
168.1
nautical miles
90.8
heading from Carmel
123° ESE
heading from Cincinnati
304° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carmel is from Cincinnati

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carmel and Cincinnati is 104.4 miles, 168.1 km or 90.8 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 104.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
104.4
Kilometers
168.1
Nautical miles
90.8
Bearing from Carmel
122.6° ESE
Bearing arriving at Cincinnati
123.6°
Bearing from Cincinnati
303.6° WNW

Halfway between Carmel and Cincinnati

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.555740, -85.322214 (39°33'20.66"N 85°19'19.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rushville, IN, with 6,208 residents, 7.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Carmel uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis and Cincinnati uses America/New_York; Cincinnati is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Carmel gets 15 h 01 min of daylight and Cincinnati 14 h 55 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 25 min. Carmel is 0.83° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Cincinnati has 3.0 times the population of Carmel. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carmel changed by +3.7% and Cincinnati by +1.7%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Ohio.

  1. 01Carmel, IN103,606 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Cincinnati, OH314,915 (+1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carmel from Cincinnati?

104.4 miles, 168.1 km or 90.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Cincinnati from Carmel?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Carmel on a bearing of 122.6° and arrives at Cincinnati on 123.6°. The return trip starts on 303.6°.

What is halfway between Carmel and Cincinnati?

The midpoint is at 39.555740, -85.322214. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rushville, IN, 7.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carmel and Cincinnati?

Carmel uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis and Cincinnati uses America/New_York; Cincinnati is the same clock time all year.

Which is bigger, Carmel or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati, with 314,915 residents in July 2024 against 103,606 for Carmel, 3.0 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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