Louisiana to Mississippi

Distance from Baton Rouge to Jackson

Straight-line distance

140.5mi

Baton Rouge, LA and Jackson, MS are 140.5 miles (226.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Baton Rouge, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (22°).

kilometers
226.1
nautical miles
122.1
heading from Baton Rouge
22° NNE
heading from Jackson
203° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Baton Rouge is from Jackson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baton Rouge and Jackson is 140.5 miles, 226.1 km or 122.1 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 140.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
140.5
Kilometers
226.1
Nautical miles
122.1
Bearing from Baton Rouge
22.5° NNE
Bearing arriving at Jackson
23.0°
Bearing from Jackson
203.0° SSW

Halfway between Baton Rouge and Jackson

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.378922, -90.677594 (31°22'44.12"N 90°40'39.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Summit, MS, with 1,438 residents, 14.2 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, Baton Rouge gets 14 h 07 min of daylight and Jackson 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 02 min. Jackson is 1.88° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Baton Rouge has 1.6 times the population of Jackson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baton Rouge changed by -2.4% and Jackson by -7.6%. The trip crosses from Louisiana into Mississippi.

  1. 01Baton Rouge, LA220,907 (-2.4%)
  2. 02Jackson, MS141,449 (-7.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baton Rouge from Jackson?

140.5 miles, 226.1 km or 122.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Jackson from Baton Rouge?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Baton Rouge on a bearing of 22.5° and arrives at Jackson on 23.0°. The return trip starts on 203.0°.

What is halfway between Baton Rouge and Jackson?

The midpoint is at 31.378922, -90.677594. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Summit, MS, 14.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baton Rouge and Jackson?

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

Which is bigger, Baton Rouge or Jackson?

Baton Rouge, with 220,907 residents in July 2024 against 141,449 for Jackson, 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)

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