Illinois to Wisconsin

Distance from Joliet to Milwaukee

Straight-line distance

107.2mi

Joliet, IL and Milwaukee, WI are 107.2 miles (172.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Joliet, the shortest path starts out heading N (5°).

kilometers
172.6
nautical miles
93.2
heading from Joliet
5° N
heading from Milwaukee
185° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Joliet is from Milwaukee

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Joliet and Milwaukee is 107.2 miles, 172.6 km or 93.2 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 107.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
107.2
Kilometers
172.6
Nautical miles
93.2
Bearing from Joliet
4.9° N
Bearing arriving at Milwaukee
5.0°
Bearing from Milwaukee
185.0° S

Halfway between Joliet and Milwaukee

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.290136, -88.058463 (42°17'24.49"N 88°03'30.47"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mundelein, IL, with 32,641 residents, 2.4 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, Joliet gets 15 h 11 min of daylight and Milwaukee 15 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 00 min. Milwaukee is 1.55° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Milwaukee has 3.7 times the population of Joliet. From July 2020 to July 2024, Joliet changed by +1.0% and Milwaukee by -2.4%. The trip crosses from Illinois into Wisconsin.

  1. 01Joliet, IL151,837 (+1.0%)
  2. 02Milwaukee, WI563,531 (-2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Joliet from Milwaukee?

107.2 miles, 172.6 km or 93.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Milwaukee from Joliet?

N. The great-circle path leaves Joliet on a bearing of 4.9° and arrives at Milwaukee on 5.0°. The return trip starts on 185.0°.

What is halfway between Joliet and Milwaukee?

The midpoint is at 42.290136, -88.058463. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mundelein, IL, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Joliet and Milwaukee?

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

Which is bigger, Joliet or Milwaukee?

Milwaukee, with 563,531 residents in July 2024 against 151,837 for Joliet, 3.7 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)

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