Indiana to Illinois

Distance from Evansville to Springfield

Straight-line distance

168.5mi

Evansville, IN and Springfield, IL are 168.5 miles (271.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Evansville, the shortest path starts out heading NW (318°).

kilometers
271.2
nautical miles
146.4
heading from Evansville
318° NW
heading from Springfield
137° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Evansville is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Evansville and Springfield is 168.5 miles, 271.2 km or 146.4 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 168.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
168.5
Kilometers
271.2
Nautical miles
146.4
Bearing from Evansville
318.3° NW
Bearing arriving at Springfield
317.0°
Bearing from Springfield
137.0° SE

Halfway between Evansville and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.894146, -88.576256 (38°53'38.92"N 88°34'34.52"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Louisville, IL, with 1,107 residents, 9.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Evansville gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Springfield 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 21 min. Springfield is 1.80° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Evansville has 1.0 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Evansville changed by -1.7% and Springfield by -1.2%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Illinois.

  1. 01Evansville, IN115,395 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Springfield, IL112,949 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Evansville from Springfield?

168.5 miles, 271.2 km or 146.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Evansville?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Evansville on a bearing of 318.3° and arrives at Springfield on 317.0°. The return trip starts on 137.0°.

What is halfway between Evansville and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 38.894146, -88.576256. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Louisville, IL, 9.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Evansville and Springfield?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Evansville or Springfield?

Evansville, with 115,395 residents in July 2024 against 112,949 for Springfield, 1.0 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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