Mississippi to Louisiana

Distance from Jackson to Lafayette

Straight-line distance

181.0mi

Jackson, MS and Lafayette, LA are 181.0 miles (291.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Jackson, the shortest path starts out heading SW (217°).

kilometers
291.2
nautical miles
157.3
heading from Jackson
217° SW
heading from Lafayette
36° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Jackson is from Lafayette

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jackson and Lafayette is 181.0 miles, 291.2 km or 157.3 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 181.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
181.0
Kilometers
291.2
Nautical miles
157.3
Bearing from Jackson
216.8° SW
Bearing arriving at Lafayette
215.9°
Bearing from Lafayette
35.9° NE

Halfway between Jackson and Lafayette

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.263889, -91.130599 (31°15'50.00"N 91°07'50.16"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Centreville, MS, with 1,127 residents, 12.8 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, Jackson gets 14 h 16 min of daylight and Lafayette 14 h 06 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 10 h 12 min. Jackson is 2.11° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Jackson has 1.2 times the population of Lafayette. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jackson changed by -7.6% and Lafayette by +0.7%. The trip crosses from Mississippi into Louisiana.

  1. 01Jackson, MS141,449 (-7.6%)
  2. 02Lafayette, LA122,280 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jackson from Lafayette?

181.0 miles, 291.2 km or 157.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lafayette from Jackson?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Jackson on a bearing of 216.8° and arrives at Lafayette on 215.9°. The return trip starts on 35.9°.

What is halfway between Jackson and Lafayette?

The midpoint is at 31.263889, -91.130599. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Centreville, MS, 12.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jackson and Lafayette?

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

Which is bigger, Jackson or Lafayette?

Jackson, with 141,449 residents in July 2024 against 122,280 for Lafayette, 1.2 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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