Louisiana

Distance from Baton Rouge to New Orleans

Straight-line distance

76.4mi

Baton Rouge, LA and New Orleans, LA are 76.4 miles (122.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Baton Rouge, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (110°).

kilometers
122.9
nautical miles
66.4
heading from Baton Rouge
110° ESE
heading from New Orleans
291° WNW
Baton RougeNew Orleans

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

How far Baton Rouge is from New Orleans

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baton Rouge and New Orleans is 76.4 miles, 122.9 km or 66.4 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 76.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
76.4
Kilometers
122.9
Nautical miles
66.4
Bearing from Baton Rouge
110.2° ESE
Bearing arriving at New Orleans
110.8°
Bearing from New Orleans
290.8° WNW

Halfway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.248264, -90.532670 (30°14'53.75"N 90°31'57.61"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Killian, LA, with 1,253 residents, 7.8 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 New Orleans 14 h 05 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 13 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

New Orleans has 1.6 times the population of Baton Rouge. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baton Rouge changed by -2.4% and New Orleans by -5.4%. Both are in Louisiana.

  1. 01Baton Rouge, LA220,907 (-2.4%)
  2. 02New Orleans, LA362,701 (-5.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baton Rouge from New Orleans?

76.4 miles, 122.9 km or 66.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New Orleans from Baton Rouge?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Baton Rouge on a bearing of 110.2° and arrives at New Orleans on 110.8°. The return trip starts on 290.8°.

What is halfway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans?

The midpoint is at 30.248264, -90.532670. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Killian, LA, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baton Rouge and New Orleans?

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

Which is bigger, Baton Rouge or New Orleans?

New Orleans, with 362,701 residents in July 2024 against 220,907 for Baton Rouge, 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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