Indiana to Kentucky

Distance from Carmel to Lexington-Fayette

Straight-line distance

161.0mi

Carmel, IN and Lexington-Fayette, KY are 161.0 miles (259.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Carmel, the shortest path starts out heading SE (145°).

kilometers
259.1
nautical miles
139.9
heading from Carmel
145° SE
heading from Lexington-Fayette
326° NW
CarmelLexington-Fayette

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

How far Carmel is from Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carmel and Lexington-Fayette is 161.0 miles, 259.1 km or 139.9 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 161.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
161.0
Kilometers
259.1
Nautical miles
139.9
Bearing from Carmel
145.2° SE
Bearing arriving at Lexington-Fayette
146.2°
Bearing from Lexington-Fayette
326.2° NW

Halfway between Carmel and Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.006147, -85.291852 (39°00'22.13"N 85°17'30.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Versailles, IN, with 2,188 residents, 4.4 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 Lexington-Fayette uses America/New_York; Lexington-Fayette is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Carmel gets 15 h 01 min of daylight and Lexington-Fayette 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 31 min. Carmel is 1.92° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lexington-Fayette has 3.2 times the population of Carmel. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carmel changed by +3.7% and Lexington-Fayette by +2.1%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Kentucky.

  1. 01Carmel, IN103,606 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Lexington-Fayette, KY329,437 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carmel from Lexington-Fayette?

161.0 miles, 259.1 km or 139.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lexington-Fayette from Carmel?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Carmel on a bearing of 145.2° and arrives at Lexington-Fayette on 146.2°. The return trip starts on 326.2°.

What is halfway between Carmel and Lexington-Fayette?

The midpoint is at 39.006147, -85.291852. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Versailles, IN, 4.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carmel and Lexington-Fayette?

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

Which is bigger, Carmel or Lexington-Fayette?

Lexington-Fayette, with 329,437 residents in July 2024 against 103,606 for Carmel, 3.2 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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