Ohio to Indiana

Distance from Dayton to Fishers

Straight-line distance

94.6mi

Dayton, OH and Fishers, IN are 94.6 miles (152.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Dayton, the shortest path starts out heading W (278°).

kilometers
152.2
nautical miles
82.2
heading from Dayton
278° W
heading from Fishers
97° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Dayton is from Fishers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Dayton and Fishers is 94.6 miles, 152.2 km or 82.2 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 94.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
94.6
Kilometers
152.2
Nautical miles
82.2
Bearing from Dayton
278.0° W
Bearing arriving at Fishers
276.9°
Bearing from Fishers
96.9° E

Halfway between Dayton and Fishers

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.876608, -85.082858 (39°52'35.79"N 85°04'58.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hagerstown, IN, with 1,684 residents, 4.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Dayton uses America/New_York and Fishers uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; Fishers is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Dayton gets 15 h 00 min of daylight and Fishers 15 h 01 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 20 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 Fishers. From July 2020 to July 2024, Dayton changed by -0.9% and Fishers by +4.5%. The trip crosses from Ohio into Indiana.

  1. 01Dayton, OH136,346 (-0.9%)
  2. 02Fishers, IN103,986 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Dayton from Fishers?

94.6 miles, 152.2 km or 82.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fishers from Dayton?

W. The great-circle path leaves Dayton on a bearing of 278.0° and arrives at Fishers on 276.9°. The return trip starts on 96.9°.

What is halfway between Dayton and Fishers?

The midpoint is at 39.876608, -85.082858. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hagerstown, IN, 4.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Dayton and Fishers?

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

Which is bigger, Dayton or Fishers?

Dayton, with 136,346 residents in July 2024 against 103,986 for Fishers, 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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