Indiana to Ohio

Distance from Carmel to Dayton

Straight-line distance

104.1mi

Carmel, IN and Dayton, OH are 104.1 miles (167.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Carmel, the shortest path starts out heading E (96°).

kilometers
167.5
nautical miles
90.4
heading from Carmel
96° E
heading from Dayton
278° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carmel is from Dayton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carmel and Dayton is 104.1 miles, 167.5 km or 90.4 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 104.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
104.1
Kilometers
167.5
Nautical miles
90.4
Bearing from Carmel
96.3° E
Bearing arriving at Dayton
97.5°
Bearing from Dayton
277.5° W

Halfway between Carmel and Dayton

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.879177, -85.172716 (39°52'45.04"N 85°10'21.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hagerstown, IN, with 1,684 residents, 2.6 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 Dayton uses America/New_York; Dayton is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Carmel gets 15 h 01 min of daylight and Dayton 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 21 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Dayton has 1.3 times the population of Carmel. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carmel changed by +3.7% and Dayton by -0.9%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Ohio.

  1. 01Carmel, IN103,606 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Dayton, OH136,346 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carmel from Dayton?

104.1 miles, 167.5 km or 90.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Dayton from Carmel?

E. The great-circle path leaves Carmel on a bearing of 96.3° and arrives at Dayton on 97.5°. The return trip starts on 277.5°.

What is halfway between Carmel and Dayton?

The midpoint is at 39.879177, -85.172716. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hagerstown, IN, 2.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carmel and Dayton?

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

Which is bigger, Carmel or Dayton?

Dayton, with 136,346 residents in July 2024 against 103,606 for Carmel, 1.3 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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