Mississippi to Louisiana

Distance from Jackson to Shreveport

Straight-line distance

209.1mi

Jackson, MS and Shreveport, LA are 209.1 miles (336.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Jackson, the shortest path starts out heading W (274°).

kilometers
336.5
nautical miles
181.7
heading from Jackson
274° W
heading from Shreveport
92° E
JacksonShreveport

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

How far Jackson is from Shreveport

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jackson and Shreveport is 209.1 miles, 336.5 km or 181.7 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 209.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
209.1
Kilometers
336.5
Nautical miles
181.7
Bearing from Jackson
273.8° W
Bearing arriving at Shreveport
271.9°
Bearing from Shreveport
91.9° E

Halfway between Jackson and Shreveport

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.403997, -92.001002 (32°24'14.39"N 92°00'3.61"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Richwood, LA, with 3,809 residents, 5.4 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 Shreveport 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 10 h 01 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Shreveport has 1.2 times the population of Jackson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jackson changed by -7.6% and Shreveport by -5.5%. The trip crosses from Mississippi into Louisiana.

  1. 01Jackson, MS141,449 (-7.6%)
  2. 02Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jackson from Shreveport?

209.1 miles, 336.5 km or 181.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Shreveport from Jackson?

W. The great-circle path leaves Jackson on a bearing of 273.8° and arrives at Shreveport on 271.9°. The return trip starts on 91.9°.

What is halfway between Jackson and Shreveport?

The midpoint is at 32.403997, -92.001002. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Richwood, LA, 5.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jackson and Shreveport?

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

Which is bigger, Jackson or Shreveport?

Shreveport, with 176,578 residents in July 2024 against 141,449 for Jackson, 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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