Indiana

Distance from Fishers to Indianapolis

Straight-line distance

15.9mi

Fishers, IN and Indianapolis, IN are 15.9 miles (25.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Fishers, the shortest path starts out heading SW (216°).

kilometers
25.6
nautical miles
13.8
heading from Fishers
216° SW
heading from Indianapolis
36° NE
FishersIndianapolis

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

How far Fishers is from Indianapolis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fishers and Indianapolis is 15.9 miles, 25.6 km or 13.8 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 15.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.9
Kilometers
25.6
Nautical miles
13.8
Bearing from Fishers
216.4° SW
Bearing arriving at Indianapolis
216.3°
Bearing from Indianapolis
36.3° NE

Halfway between Fishers and Indianapolis

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.869284, -86.057270 (39°52'9.42"N 86°03'26.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lawrence, IN, with 49,817 residents, 3.6 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 Indianapolis 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 21 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Indianapolis has 8.6 times the population of Fishers. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fishers changed by +4.5% and Indianapolis by +0.5%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Fishers, IN103,986 (+4.5%)
  2. 02Indianapolis, IN891,484 (+0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fishers from Indianapolis?

15.9 miles, 25.6 km or 13.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Indianapolis from Fishers?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Fishers on a bearing of 216.4° and arrives at Indianapolis on 216.3°. The return trip starts on 36.3°.

What is halfway between Fishers and Indianapolis?

The midpoint is at 39.869284, -86.057270. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lawrence, IN, 3.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fishers and Indianapolis?

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

Which is bigger, Fishers or Indianapolis?

Indianapolis, with 891,484 residents in July 2024 against 103,986 for Fishers, 8.6 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.