Ohio to Indiana

Distance from Columbus to Fishers

Straight-line distance

158.0mi

Columbus, OH and Fishers, IN are 158.0 miles (254.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading W (270°).

kilometers
254.2
nautical miles
137.3
heading from Columbus
270° W
heading from Fishers
88° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Columbus is from Fishers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and Fishers is 158.0 miles, 254.2 km or 137.3 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 158.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
158.0
Kilometers
254.2
Nautical miles
137.3
Bearing from Columbus
270.4° W
Bearing arriving at Fishers
268.5°
Bearing from Fishers
88.5° E

Halfway between Columbus and Fishers

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.982412, -84.476891 (39°58'56.68"N 84°28'36.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Arcanum, OH, with 2,333 residents, 4.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Columbus uses America/New_York and Fishers uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; Fishers is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Columbus gets 15 h 01 min of daylight and Fishers 15 h 01 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 20 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Columbus has 9.0 times the population of Fishers. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by +3.0% and Fishers by +4.5%. The trip crosses from Ohio into Indiana.

  1. 01Columbus, OH933,263 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Fishers, IN103,986 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbus from Fishers?

158.0 miles, 254.2 km or 137.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fishers from Columbus?

W. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 270.4° and arrives at Fishers on 268.5°. The return trip starts on 88.5°.

What is halfway between Columbus and Fishers?

The midpoint is at 39.982412, -84.476891. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Arcanum, OH, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbus and Fishers?

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

Which is bigger, Columbus or Fishers?

Columbus, with 933,263 residents in July 2024 against 103,986 for Fishers, 9.0 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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