Illinois

Distance from Joliet to Naperville

Straight-line distance

16.1mi

Joliet, IL and Naperville, IL are 16.1 miles (25.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Joliet, the shortest path starts out heading N (357°).

kilometers
25.9
nautical miles
14.0
heading from Joliet
357° N
heading from Naperville
177° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Joliet is from Naperville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Joliet and Naperville is 16.1 miles, 25.9 km or 14.0 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 16.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.1
Kilometers
25.9
Nautical miles
14.0
Bearing from Joliet
357.4° N
Bearing arriving at Naperville
357.4°
Bearing from Naperville
177.4° S

Halfway between Joliet and Naperville

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.633050, -88.154987 (41°37'58.98"N 88°09'17.95"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Romeoville, IL, with 41,177 residents, 2.8 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Joliet gets 15 h 11 min of daylight and Naperville 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 09 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Naperville has 1.0 times the population of Joliet. From July 2020 to July 2024, Joliet changed by +1.0% and Naperville by +2.5%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Joliet, IL151,837 (+1.0%)
  2. 02Naperville, IL153,124 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Joliet from Naperville?

16.1 miles, 25.9 km or 14.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Naperville from Joliet?

N. The great-circle path leaves Joliet on a bearing of 357.4° and arrives at Naperville on 357.4°. The return trip starts on 177.4°.

What is halfway between Joliet and Naperville?

The midpoint is at 41.633050, -88.154987. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Romeoville, IL, 2.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Joliet and Naperville?

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

Which is bigger, Joliet or Naperville?

Naperville, with 153,124 residents in July 2024 against 151,837 for Joliet, 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)

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