Indiana

Distance from Fishers to South Bend

Straight-line distance

119.5mi

Fishers, IN and South Bend, IN are 119.5 miles (192.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Fishers, the shortest path starts out heading N (353°).

kilometers
192.4
nautical miles
103.9
heading from Fishers
353° N
heading from South Bend
172° S
FishersSouth Bend

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

How far Fishers is from South Bend

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fishers and South Bend is 119.5 miles, 192.4 km or 103.9 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 119.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
119.5
Kilometers
192.4
Nautical miles
103.9
Bearing from Fishers
352.5° N
Bearing arriving at South Bend
352.3°
Bearing from South Bend
172.3° S

Halfway between Fishers and South Bend

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.819297, -86.116658 (40°49'9.47"N 86°06'59.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Peru, IN, with 11,003 residents, 4.8 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 South Bend 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 20 min and 9 h 09 min. South Bend is 1.71° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fishers has 1.0 times the population of South Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fishers changed by +4.5% and South Bend by +0.4%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Fishers, IN103,986 (+4.5%)
  2. 02South Bend, IN103,713 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fishers from South Bend?

119.5 miles, 192.4 km or 103.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Bend from Fishers?

N. The great-circle path leaves Fishers on a bearing of 352.5° and arrives at South Bend on 352.3°. The return trip starts on 172.3°.

What is halfway between Fishers and South Bend?

The midpoint is at 40.819297, -86.116658. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Peru, IN, 4.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fishers and South Bend?

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

Which is bigger, Fishers or South Bend?

Fishers, with 103,986 residents in July 2024 against 103,713 for South Bend, 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)

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