Louisiana

Distance from Baton Rouge to Shreveport

Straight-line distance

210.1mi

Baton Rouge, LA and Shreveport, LA are 210.1 miles (338.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Baton Rouge, the shortest path starts out heading NW (312°).

kilometers
338.2
nautical miles
182.6
heading from Baton Rouge
312° NW
heading from Shreveport
131° SE
Baton RougeShreveport

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

How far Baton Rouge is from Shreveport

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baton Rouge and Shreveport is 210.1 miles, 338.2 km or 182.6 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 210.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
210.1
Kilometers
338.2
Nautical miles
182.6
Bearing from Baton Rouge
312.5° NW
Bearing arriving at Shreveport
311.1°
Bearing from Shreveport
131.1° SE

Halfway between Baton Rouge and Shreveport

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.460516, -92.448314 (31°27'37.86"N 92°26'53.93"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ball, LA, with 3,801 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 Shreveport 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 01 min. Shreveport is 2.03° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Baton Rouge has 1.3 times the population of Shreveport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baton Rouge changed by -2.4% and Shreveport by -5.5%. Both are in Louisiana.

  1. 01Baton Rouge, LA220,907 (-2.4%)
  2. 02Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baton Rouge from Shreveport?

210.1 miles, 338.2 km or 182.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Shreveport from Baton Rouge?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Baton Rouge on a bearing of 312.5° and arrives at Shreveport on 311.1°. The return trip starts on 131.1°.

What is halfway between Baton Rouge and Shreveport?

The midpoint is at 31.460516, -92.448314. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ball, LA, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baton Rouge and Shreveport?

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

Which is bigger, Baton Rouge or Shreveport?

Baton Rouge, with 220,907 residents in July 2024 against 176,578 for Shreveport, 1.3 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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