Texas to Louisiana

Distance from Beaumont to Lafayette

Straight-line distance

126.8mi

Beaumont, TX and Lafayette, LA are 126.8 miles (204.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Beaumont, the shortest path starts out heading E (86°).

kilometers
204.0
nautical miles
110.2
heading from Beaumont
86° E
heading from Lafayette
267° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Beaumont is from Lafayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Beaumont and Lafayette is 126.8 miles, 204.0 km or 110.2 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 126.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
126.8
Kilometers
204.0
Nautical miles
110.2
Bearing from Beaumont
85.7° E
Bearing arriving at Lafayette
86.8°
Bearing from Lafayette
266.8° W

Halfway between Beaumont and Lafayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.149497, -93.087348 (30°08'58.19"N 93°05'14.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Iowa, LA, with 3,150 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, Beaumont gets 14 h 05 min of daylight and Lafayette 14 h 06 min; on December 21, 10 h 12 min and 10 h 12 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Lafayette has 1.1 times the population of Beaumont. From July 2020 to July 2024, Beaumont changed by -1.7% and Lafayette by +0.7%. The trip crosses from Texas into Louisiana.

  1. 01Beaumont, TX112,893 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Lafayette, LA122,280 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Beaumont from Lafayette?

126.8 miles, 204.0 km or 110.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lafayette from Beaumont?

E. The great-circle path leaves Beaumont on a bearing of 85.7° and arrives at Lafayette on 86.8°. The return trip starts on 266.8°.

What is halfway between Beaumont and Lafayette?

The midpoint is at 30.149497, -93.087348. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Iowa, LA, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Beaumont and Lafayette?

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

Which is bigger, Beaumont or Lafayette?

Lafayette, with 122,280 residents in July 2024 against 112,893 for Beaumont, 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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