Texas to Louisiana

Distance from Allen to Shreveport

Straight-line distance

173.1mi

Allen, TX and Shreveport, LA are 173.1 miles (278.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (104°).

kilometers
278.6
nautical miles
150.4
heading from Allen
104° ESE
heading from Shreveport
286° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Allen is from Shreveport

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and Shreveport is 173.1 miles, 278.6 km or 150.4 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 173.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
173.1
Kilometers
278.6
Nautical miles
150.4
Bearing from Allen
104.1° ESE
Bearing arriving at Shreveport
105.6°
Bearing from Shreveport
285.6° WNW

Halfway between Allen and Shreveport

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.796544, -95.227394 (32°47'47.56"N 95°13'38.62"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Winnsboro, TX, with 3,661 residents, 11.6 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, Allen gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Shreveport 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 10 h 01 min. Allen is 0.64° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Shreveport has 1.6 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and Shreveport by -5.5%. The trip crosses from Texas into Louisiana.

  1. 01Allen, TX113,746 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allen from Shreveport?

173.1 miles, 278.6 km or 150.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Shreveport from Allen?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 104.1° and arrives at Shreveport on 105.6°. The return trip starts on 285.6°.

What is halfway between Allen and Shreveport?

The midpoint is at 32.796544, -95.227394. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Winnsboro, TX, 11.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allen and Shreveport?

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

Which is bigger, Allen or Shreveport?

Shreveport, with 176,578 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 1.6 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.