Illinois to Indiana

Distance from Joliet to South Bend

Straight-line distance

97.7mi

Joliet, IL and South Bend, IN are 97.7 miles (157.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Joliet, the shortest path starts out heading E (83°).

kilometers
157.3
nautical miles
84.9
heading from Joliet
83° E
heading from South Bend
264° W
JolietSouth Bend

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

How far Joliet is from South Bend

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Joliet and South Bend is 97.7 miles, 157.3 km or 84.9 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 97.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
97.7
Kilometers
157.3
Nautical miles
84.9
Bearing from Joliet
82.9° E
Bearing arriving at South Bend
84.1°
Bearing from South Bend
264.1° W

Halfway between Joliet and South Bend

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.600575, -87.209563 (41°36'2.07"N 87°12'34.43"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Portage, IN, with 38,576 residents, 1.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Joliet uses America/Chicago and South Bend uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; South Bend is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Joliet gets 15 h 11 min of daylight and South Bend 15 h 12 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

Joliet has 1.5 times the population of South Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Joliet changed by +1.0% and South Bend by +0.4%. The trip crosses from Illinois into Indiana.

  1. 01Joliet, IL151,837 (+1.0%)
  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 Joliet from South Bend?

97.7 miles, 157.3 km or 84.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Bend from Joliet?

E. The great-circle path leaves Joliet on a bearing of 82.9° and arrives at South Bend on 84.1°. The return trip starts on 264.1°.

What is halfway between Joliet and South Bend?

The midpoint is at 41.600575, -87.209563. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Portage, IN, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Joliet and South Bend?

Joliet uses America/Chicago and South Bend uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis; South Bend is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Joliet or South Bend?

Joliet, with 151,837 residents in July 2024 against 103,713 for South Bend, 1.5 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.