Illinois to Indiana

Distance from Elgin to South Bend

Straight-line distance

108.8mi

Elgin, IL and South Bend, IN are 108.8 miles (175.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Elgin, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (103°).

kilometers
175.1
nautical miles
94.5
heading from Elgin
103° ESE
heading from South Bend
284° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elgin is from South Bend

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elgin and South Bend is 108.8 miles, 175.1 km or 94.5 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 108.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
108.8
Kilometers
175.1
Nautical miles
94.5
Bearing from Elgin
102.6° ESE
Bearing arriving at South Bend
104.0°
Bearing from South Bend
284.0° WNW

Halfway between Elgin and South Bend

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.862388, -87.294336 (41°51'44.60"N 87°17'39.61"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Whiting, IN, with 4,491 residents, 16.3 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Elgin uses America/Chicago and South Bend uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; South Bend is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Elgin gets 15 h 15 min of daylight and South Bend 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 min and 9 h 09 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Elgin has 1.1 times the population of South Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elgin changed by +0.0% and South Bend by +0.4%. The trip crosses from Illinois into Indiana.

  1. 01Elgin, IL114,701 (+0.0%)
  2. 02South Bend, IN103,713 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elgin from South Bend?

108.8 miles, 175.1 km or 94.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Bend from Elgin?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Elgin on a bearing of 102.6° and arrives at South Bend on 104.0°. The return trip starts on 284.0°.

What is halfway between Elgin and South Bend?

The midpoint is at 41.862388, -87.294336. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Whiting, IN, 16.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elgin and South Bend?

Elgin uses America/Chicago and South Bend uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; South Bend is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Elgin or South Bend?

Elgin, with 114,701 residents in July 2024 against 103,713 for South Bend, 1.1 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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