Louisiana to Texas

Distance from Baton Rouge to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

246.3mi

Baton Rouge, LA and Pasadena, TX are 246.3 miles (396.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Baton Rouge, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (258°).

kilometers
396.4
nautical miles
214.1
heading from Baton Rouge
258° WSW
heading from Pasadena
76° ENE
Baton RougePasadena

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

How far Baton Rouge is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baton Rouge and Pasadena is 246.3 miles, 396.4 km or 214.1 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 246.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
246.3
Kilometers
396.4
Nautical miles
214.1
Bearing from Baton Rouge
258.3° WSW
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
256.3°
Bearing from Pasadena
76.3° ENE

Halfway between Baton Rouge and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.062970, -93.150118 (30°03'46.69"N 93°09'0.43"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lake Charles, LA, with 81,157 residents, 10.1 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 Pasadena 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 14 min. Baton Rouge is 0.79° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Baton Rouge has 1.5 times the population of Pasadena. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baton Rouge changed by -2.4% and Pasadena by -1.2%. The trip crosses from Louisiana into Texas.

  1. 01Baton Rouge, LA220,907 (-2.4%)
  2. 02Pasadena, TX149,617 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baton Rouge from Pasadena?

246.3 miles, 396.4 km or 214.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Baton Rouge?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Baton Rouge on a bearing of 258.3° and arrives at Pasadena on 256.3°. The return trip starts on 76.3°.

What is halfway between Baton Rouge and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 30.062970, -93.150118. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lake Charles, LA, 10.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baton Rouge and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Baton Rouge or Pasadena?

Baton Rouge, with 220,907 residents in July 2024 against 149,617 for Pasadena, 1.5 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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