Indiana

Distance from Carmel to Fort Wayne

Straight-line distance

93.8mi

Carmel, IN and Fort Wayne, IN are 93.8 miles (151.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Carmel, the shortest path starts out heading NE (34°).

kilometers
151.0
nautical miles
81.5
heading from Carmel
34° NE
heading from Fort Wayne
215° SW
CarmelFort Wayne

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carmel is from Fort Wayne

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carmel and Fort Wayne is 93.8 miles, 151.0 km or 81.5 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 93.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
93.8
Kilometers
151.0
Nautical miles
81.5
Bearing from Carmel
33.9° NE
Bearing arriving at Fort Wayne
34.6°
Bearing from Fort Wayne
214.6° SW

Halfway between Carmel and Fort Wayne

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.527940, -85.649812 (40°31'40.58"N 85°38'59.32"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Marion, IN, with 28,216 residents, 1.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Indiana/Indianapolis, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Carmel gets 15 h 01 min of daylight and Fort Wayne 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 13 min. Fort Wayne is 1.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fort Wayne has 2.6 times the population of Carmel. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carmel changed by +3.7% and Fort Wayne by +3.3%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Carmel, IN103,606 (+3.7%)
  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 Carmel from Fort Wayne?

93.8 miles, 151.0 km or 81.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fort Wayne from Carmel?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Carmel on a bearing of 33.9° and arrives at Fort Wayne on 34.6°. The return trip starts on 214.6°.

What is halfway between Carmel and Fort Wayne?

The midpoint is at 40.527940, -85.649812. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Marion, IN, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carmel and Fort Wayne?

Both use America/Indiana/Indianapolis, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Carmel or Fort Wayne?

Fort Wayne, with 273,203 residents in July 2024 against 103,606 for Carmel, 2.6 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.