Texas to Louisiana
Distance from Beaumont to Shreveport
Straight-line distance
165.9mi
Beaumont, TX and Shreveport, LA are 165.9 miles (267.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Beaumont, the shortest path starts out heading N (7°).
- kilometers
- 267.0
- nautical miles
- 144.2
- heading from Beaumont
- 7° N
- heading from Shreveport
- 187° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Beaumont is from Shreveport
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Beaumont and Shreveport is 165.9 miles, 267.0 km or 144.2 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 165.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 165.9
- Kilometers
- 267.0
- Nautical miles
- 144.2
- Bearing from Beaumont
- 7.1° N
- Bearing arriving at Shreveport
- 7.3°
- Bearing from Shreveport
- 187.3° S
Halfway between Beaumont and Shreveport
The great-circle midpoint is at 31.276021, -93.970980 (31°16'33.67"N 93°58'15.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hemphill, TX, with 1,039 residents, 8.5 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 Shreveport 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 10 h 12 min and 10 h 01 min. Shreveport is 2.38° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Shreveport has 1.6 times the population of Beaumont. From July 2020 to July 2024, Beaumont changed by -1.7% and Shreveport by -5.5%. The trip crosses from Texas into Louisiana.
- 01Beaumont, TX112,893 (-1.7%)
- 02Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Beaumont from Shreveport?
165.9 miles, 267.0 km or 144.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Shreveport from Beaumont?
N. The great-circle path leaves Beaumont on a bearing of 7.1° and arrives at Shreveport on 7.3°. The return trip starts on 187.3°.
What is halfway between Beaumont and Shreveport?
The midpoint is at 31.276021, -93.970980. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hemphill, TX, 8.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Beaumont and Shreveport?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Beaumont or Shreveport?
Shreveport, with 176,578 residents in July 2024 against 112,893 for Beaumont, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.