Indiana to Missouri

Distance from Evansville to St. Louis

Straight-line distance

153.6mi

Evansville, IN and St. Louis, MO are 153.6 miles (247.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Evansville, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (288°).

kilometers
247.2
nautical miles
133.5
heading from Evansville
288° WNW
heading from St. Louis
106° ESE
EvansvilleSt. Louis

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

How far Evansville is from St. Louis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Evansville and St. Louis is 153.6 miles, 247.2 km or 133.5 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 153.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
153.6
Kilometers
247.2
Nautical miles
133.5
Bearing from Evansville
287.8° WNW
Bearing arriving at St. Louis
286.1°
Bearing from St. Louis
106.1° ESE

Halfway between Evansville and St. Louis

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.319494, -88.883595 (38°19'10.18"N 88°53'0.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mount Vernon, IL, with 14,162 residents, 1.9 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 St. Louis 14 h 52 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 28 min. St. Louis is 0.65° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

St. Louis has 2.4 times the population of Evansville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Evansville changed by -1.7% and St. Louis by -6.9%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Missouri.

  1. 01Evansville, IN115,395 (-1.7%)
  2. 02St. Louis, MO279,695 (-6.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Evansville from St. Louis?

153.6 miles, 247.2 km or 133.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is St. Louis from Evansville?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Evansville on a bearing of 287.8° and arrives at St. Louis on 286.1°. The return trip starts on 106.1°.

What is halfway between Evansville and St. Louis?

The midpoint is at 38.319494, -88.883595. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mount Vernon, IL, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Evansville and St. Louis?

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

Which is bigger, Evansville or St. Louis?

St. Louis, with 279,695 residents in July 2024 against 115,395 for Evansville, 2.4 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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