Indiana to Kentucky

Distance from Indianapolis to Lexington-Fayette

Straight-line distance

150.4mi

Indianapolis, IN and Lexington-Fayette, KY are 150.4 miles (242.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Indianapolis, the shortest path starts out heading SE (142°).

kilometers
242.0
nautical miles
130.7
heading from Indianapolis
142° SE
heading from Lexington-Fayette
323° NW
IndianapolisLexington-Fayette

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

How far Indianapolis is from Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Indianapolis and Lexington-Fayette is 150.4 miles, 242.0 km or 130.7 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 150.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
150.4
Kilometers
242.0
Nautical miles
130.7
Bearing from Indianapolis
142.4° SE
Bearing arriving at Lexington-Fayette
143.4°
Bearing from Lexington-Fayette
323.4° NW

Halfway between Indianapolis and Lexington-Fayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.911736, -85.291781 (38°54'42.25"N 85°17'30.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Versailles, IN, with 2,188 residents, 10.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Indianapolis uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis and Lexington-Fayette uses America/New_York; Lexington-Fayette is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Indianapolis gets 15 h 00 min of daylight and Lexington-Fayette 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 31 min. Indianapolis is 1.74° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Indianapolis has 2.7 times the population of Lexington-Fayette. From July 2020 to July 2024, Indianapolis changed by +0.5% and Lexington-Fayette by +2.1%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Kentucky.

  1. 01Indianapolis, IN891,484 (+0.5%)
  2. 02Lexington-Fayette, KY329,437 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Indianapolis from Lexington-Fayette?

150.4 miles, 242.0 km or 130.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lexington-Fayette from Indianapolis?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Indianapolis on a bearing of 142.4° and arrives at Lexington-Fayette on 143.4°. The return trip starts on 323.4°.

What is halfway between Indianapolis and Lexington-Fayette?

The midpoint is at 38.911736, -85.291781. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Versailles, IN, 10.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Indianapolis and Lexington-Fayette?

Indianapolis uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis and Lexington-Fayette uses America/New_York; Lexington-Fayette is the same clock time all year.

Which is bigger, Indianapolis or Lexington-Fayette?

Indianapolis, with 891,484 residents in July 2024 against 329,437 for Lexington-Fayette, 2.7 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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