Indiana to Kentucky

Distance from Evansville to Louisville/Jefferson County

Straight-line distance

103.4mi

Evansville, IN and Louisville/Jefferson County, KY are 103.4 miles (166.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Evansville, the shortest path starts out heading E (83°).

kilometers
166.4
nautical miles
89.8
heading from Evansville
83° E
heading from Louisville/Jefferson County
264° W
EvansvilleLouisville/Jefferson County

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

How far Evansville is from Louisville/Jefferson County

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Evansville and Louisville/Jefferson County is 103.4 miles, 166.4 km or 89.8 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 103.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
103.4
Kilometers
166.4
Nautical miles
89.8
Bearing from Evansville
82.6° E
Bearing arriving at Louisville/Jefferson County
83.8°
Bearing from Louisville/Jefferson County
263.8° W

Halfway between Evansville and Louisville/Jefferson County

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.080323, -86.592197 (38°04'49.16"N 86°35'31.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tell City, IN, with 7,515 residents, 12.7 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 Louisville/Jefferson County uses America/Kentucky/Louisville; Louisville/Jefferson County is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Evansville gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Louisville/Jefferson County 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 31 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Louisville/Jefferson County has 5.6 times the population of Evansville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Evansville changed by -1.7% and Louisville/Jefferson County by +1.4%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Kentucky.

  1. 01Evansville, IN115,395 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Louisville/Jefferson County, KY640,796 (+1.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Evansville from Louisville/Jefferson County?

103.4 miles, 166.4 km or 89.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Louisville/Jefferson County from Evansville?

E. The great-circle path leaves Evansville on a bearing of 82.6° and arrives at Louisville/Jefferson County on 83.8°. The return trip starts on 263.8°.

What is halfway between Evansville and Louisville/Jefferson County?

The midpoint is at 38.080323, -86.592197. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tell City, IN, 12.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Evansville and Louisville/Jefferson County?

Evansville uses America/Chicago and Louisville/Jefferson County uses America/Kentucky/Louisville; Louisville/Jefferson County is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Evansville or Louisville/Jefferson County?

Louisville/Jefferson County, with 640,796 residents in July 2024 against 115,395 for Evansville, 5.6 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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