Texas

Distance from Beaumont to Houston

Straight-line distance

77.3mi

Beaumont, TX and Houston, TX are 77.3 miles (124.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Beaumont, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (255°).

kilometers
124.4
nautical miles
67.1
heading from Beaumont
255° WSW
heading from Houston
74° ENE
BeaumontHouston

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

How far Beaumont is from Houston

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Beaumont and Houston is 77.3 miles, 124.4 km or 67.1 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 77.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
77.3
Kilometers
124.4
Nautical miles
67.1
Bearing from Beaumont
254.8° WSW
Bearing arriving at Houston
254.2°
Bearing from Houston
74.2° ENE

Halfway between Beaumont and Houston

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.936759, -94.767985 (29°56'12.33"N 94°46'4.75"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Old River-Winfree, TX, with 1,383 residents, 5.6 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, Beaumont gets 14 h 05 min of daylight and Houston 14 h 04 min; on December 21, 10 h 12 min and 10 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Houston has 21.2 times the population of Beaumont. From July 2020 to July 2024, Beaumont changed by -1.7% and Houston by +4.0%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Beaumont, TX112,893 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Houston, TX2,390,125 (+4.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Beaumont from Houston?

77.3 miles, 124.4 km or 67.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Houston from Beaumont?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Beaumont on a bearing of 254.8° and arrives at Houston on 254.2°. The return trip starts on 74.2°.

What is halfway between Beaumont and Houston?

The midpoint is at 29.936759, -94.767985. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Old River-Winfree, TX, 5.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Beaumont and Houston?

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

Which is bigger, Beaumont or Houston?

Houston, with 2,390,125 residents in July 2024 against 112,893 for Beaumont, 21.2 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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