Louisiana

Distance from Baton Rouge to Lafayette

Straight-line distance

55.8mi

Baton Rouge, LA and Lafayette, LA are 55.8 miles (89.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Baton Rouge, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (253°).

kilometers
89.8
nautical miles
48.5
heading from Baton Rouge
253° WSW
heading from Lafayette
73° ENE
Baton RougeLafayette

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

How far Baton Rouge is from Lafayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baton Rouge and Lafayette is 55.8 miles, 89.8 km or 48.5 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 55.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
55.8
Kilometers
89.8
Nautical miles
48.5
Bearing from Baton Rouge
253.3° WSW
Bearing arriving at Lafayette
252.9°
Bearing from Lafayette
72.9° ENE

Halfway between Baton Rouge and Lafayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.323761, -91.581186 (30°19'25.54"N 91°34'52.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Henderson, LA, with 1,605 residents, 13.3 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 Lafayette 14 h 06 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 12 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Baton Rouge has 1.8 times the population of Lafayette. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baton Rouge changed by -2.4% and Lafayette by +0.7%. Both are in Louisiana.

  1. 01Baton Rouge, LA220,907 (-2.4%)
  2. 02Lafayette, LA122,280 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baton Rouge from Lafayette?

55.8 miles, 89.8 km or 48.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lafayette from Baton Rouge?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Baton Rouge on a bearing of 253.3° and arrives at Lafayette on 252.9°. The return trip starts on 72.9°.

What is halfway between Baton Rouge and Lafayette?

The midpoint is at 30.323761, -91.581186. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Henderson, LA, 13.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baton Rouge and Lafayette?

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

Which is bigger, Baton Rouge or Lafayette?

Baton Rouge, with 220,907 residents in July 2024 against 122,280 for Lafayette, 1.8 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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