Louisiana to Alabama

Distance from Baton Rouge to Mobile

Straight-line distance

180.7mi

Baton Rouge, LA and Mobile, AL are 180.7 miles (290.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Baton Rouge, the shortest path starts out heading E (84°).

kilometers
290.8
nautical miles
157.0
heading from Baton Rouge
84° E
heading from Mobile
266° W
Baton RougeMobile

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

How far Baton Rouge is from Mobile

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baton Rouge and Mobile is 180.7 miles, 290.8 km or 157.0 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 180.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
180.7
Kilometers
290.8
Nautical miles
157.0
Bearing from Baton Rouge
84.2° E
Bearing arriving at Mobile
85.8°
Bearing from Mobile
265.8° W

Halfway between Baton Rouge and Mobile

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.563043, -89.622326 (30°33'46.95"N 89°37'20.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Picayune, MS, with 12,017 residents, 3.7 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 Mobile 14 h 08 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Baton Rouge has 1.1 times the population of Mobile. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baton Rouge changed by -2.4% and Mobile by -2.5%. The trip crosses from Louisiana into Alabama.

  1. 01Baton Rouge, LA220,907 (-2.4%)
  2. 02Mobile, AL201,367 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baton Rouge from Mobile?

180.7 miles, 290.8 km or 157.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mobile from Baton Rouge?

E. The great-circle path leaves Baton Rouge on a bearing of 84.2° and arrives at Mobile on 85.8°. The return trip starts on 265.8°.

What is halfway between Baton Rouge and Mobile?

The midpoint is at 30.563043, -89.622326. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Picayune, MS, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baton Rouge and Mobile?

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

Which is bigger, Baton Rouge or Mobile?

Baton Rouge, with 220,907 residents in July 2024 against 201,367 for Mobile, 1.1 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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