Indiana

Distance from Carmel to Indianapolis

Straight-line distance

13.0mi

Carmel, IN and Indianapolis, IN are 13.0 miles (21.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Carmel, the shortest path starts out heading S (179°).

kilometers
21.0
nautical miles
11.3
heading from Carmel
179° S
heading from Indianapolis
359° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carmel is from Indianapolis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carmel and Indianapolis is 13.0 miles, 21.0 km or 11.3 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 13.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.0
Kilometers
21.0
Nautical miles
11.3
Bearing from Carmel
179.4° S
Bearing arriving at Indianapolis
179.4°
Bearing from Indianapolis
359.4° N

Halfway between Carmel and Indianapolis

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.871100, -86.147148 (39°52'15.96"N 86°08'49.73"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Meridian Hills, IN, with 1,779 residents, 1.2 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 Indianapolis 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

Indianapolis has 8.6 times the population of Carmel. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carmel changed by +3.7% and Indianapolis by +0.5%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Carmel, IN103,606 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Indianapolis, IN891,484 (+0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carmel from Indianapolis?

13.0 miles, 21.0 km or 11.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Indianapolis from Carmel?

S. The great-circle path leaves Carmel on a bearing of 179.4° and arrives at Indianapolis on 179.4°. The return trip starts on 359.4°.

What is halfway between Carmel and Indianapolis?

The midpoint is at 39.871100, -86.147148. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Meridian Hills, IN, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carmel and Indianapolis?

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

Which is bigger, Carmel or Indianapolis?

Indianapolis, with 891,484 residents in July 2024 against 103,606 for Carmel, 8.6 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)

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