Mississippi to Louisiana

Distance from Jackson to New Orleans

Straight-line distance

157.2mi

Jackson, MS and New Orleans, LA are 157.2 miles (253.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Jackson, the shortest path starts out heading S (174°).

kilometers
253.0
nautical miles
136.6
heading from Jackson
174° S
heading from New Orleans
354° N
JacksonNew Orleans

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

How far Jackson is from New Orleans

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jackson and New Orleans is 157.2 miles, 253.0 km or 136.6 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 157.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
157.2
Kilometers
253.0
Nautical miles
136.6
Bearing from Jackson
173.9° S
Bearing arriving at New Orleans
174.1°
Bearing from New Orleans
354.1° N

Halfway between Jackson and New Orleans

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.184675, -90.071987 (31°11'4.83"N 90°04'19.15"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tylertown, MS, with 1,478 residents, 6.3 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 New Orleans 14 h 05 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 10 h 13 min. Jackson is 2.26° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

New Orleans has 2.6 times the population of Jackson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jackson changed by -7.6% and New Orleans by -5.4%. The trip crosses from Mississippi into Louisiana.

  1. 01Jackson, MS141,449 (-7.6%)
  2. 02New Orleans, LA362,701 (-5.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jackson from New Orleans?

157.2 miles, 253.0 km or 136.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New Orleans from Jackson?

S. The great-circle path leaves Jackson on a bearing of 173.9° and arrives at New Orleans on 174.1°. The return trip starts on 354.1°.

What is halfway between Jackson and New Orleans?

The midpoint is at 31.184675, -90.071987. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tylertown, MS, 6.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jackson and New Orleans?

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

Which is bigger, Jackson or New Orleans?

New Orleans, with 362,701 residents in July 2024 against 141,449 for Jackson, 2.6 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.

  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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