Indiana

Distance from Evansville to Indianapolis

Straight-line distance

144.4mi

Evansville, IN and Indianapolis, IN are 144.4 miles (232.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Evansville, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (31°).

kilometers
232.4
nautical miles
125.5
heading from Evansville
31° NNE
heading from Indianapolis
212° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Evansville is from Indianapolis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Evansville and Indianapolis is 144.4 miles, 232.4 km or 125.5 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 144.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
144.4
Kilometers
232.4
Nautical miles
125.5
Bearing from Evansville
30.7° NNE
Bearing arriving at Indianapolis
31.6°
Bearing from Indianapolis
211.6° SSW

Halfway between Evansville and Indianapolis

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.884256, -86.849043 (38°53'3.32"N 86°50'56.56"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Odon, IN, with 1,386 residents, 8.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Evansville uses America/Chicago and Indianapolis uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; Indianapolis is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Evansville gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Indianapolis 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 21 min. Indianapolis is 1.79° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Indianapolis has 7.7 times the population of Evansville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Evansville changed by -1.7% and Indianapolis by +0.5%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Evansville, IN115,395 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Indianapolis, IN891,484 (+0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Evansville from Indianapolis?

144.4 miles, 232.4 km or 125.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Indianapolis from Evansville?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Evansville on a bearing of 30.7° and arrives at Indianapolis on 31.6°. The return trip starts on 211.6°.

What is halfway between Evansville and Indianapolis?

The midpoint is at 38.884256, -86.849043. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Odon, IN, 8.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Evansville and Indianapolis?

Evansville uses America/Chicago and Indianapolis uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; Indianapolis is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Evansville or Indianapolis?

Indianapolis, with 891,484 residents in July 2024 against 115,395 for Evansville, 7.7 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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