Indiana

Distance from Fishers to Fort Wayne

Straight-line distance

89.1mi

Fishers, IN and Fort Wayne, IN are 89.1 miles (143.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Fishers, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (29°).

kilometers
143.4
nautical miles
77.4
heading from Fishers
29° NNE
heading from Fort Wayne
209° SSW
FishersFort Wayne

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

How far Fishers is from Fort Wayne

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fishers and Fort Wayne is 89.1 miles, 143.4 km or 77.4 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 89.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
89.1
Kilometers
143.4
Nautical miles
77.4
Bearing from Fishers
28.9° NNE
Bearing arriving at Fort Wayne
29.4°
Bearing from Fort Wayne
209.4° SSW

Halfway between Fishers and Fort Wayne

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.525734, -85.559069 (40°31'32.64"N 85°33'32.65"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Gas City, IN, with 6,091 residents, 3.2 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/Indiana/Indianapolis, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fishers gets 15 h 01 min of daylight and Fort Wayne 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 13 min. Fort Wayne is 1.13° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fort Wayne has 2.6 times the population of Fishers. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fishers changed by +4.5% and Fort Wayne by +3.3%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Fishers, IN103,986 (+4.5%)
  2. 02Fort Wayne, IN273,203 (+3.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fishers from Fort Wayne?

89.1 miles, 143.4 km or 77.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fort Wayne from Fishers?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Fishers on a bearing of 28.9° and arrives at Fort Wayne on 29.4°. The return trip starts on 209.4°.

What is halfway between Fishers and Fort Wayne?

The midpoint is at 40.525734, -85.559069. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Gas City, IN, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fishers and Fort Wayne?

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

Which is bigger, Fishers or Fort Wayne?

Fort Wayne, with 273,203 residents in July 2024 against 103,986 for Fishers, 2.6 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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