Louisiana to Texas

Distance from Lafayette to League City

Straight-line distance

191.1mi

Lafayette, LA and League City, TX are 191.1 miles (307.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Lafayette, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (256°).

kilometers
307.6
nautical miles
166.1
heading from Lafayette
256° WSW
heading from League City
74° ENE
LafayetteLeague City

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

How far Lafayette is from League City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lafayette and League City is 191.1 miles, 307.6 km or 166.1 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 191.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
191.1
Kilometers
307.6
Nautical miles
166.1
Bearing from Lafayette
255.8° WSW
Bearing arriving at League City
254.2°
Bearing from League City
74.2° ENE

Halfway between Lafayette and League City

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.856792, -93.574121 (29°51'24.45"N 93°34'26.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Orange, TX, with 3,397 residents, 19.0 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, Lafayette gets 14 h 06 min of daylight and League City 14 h 02 min; on December 21, 10 h 12 min and 10 h 15 min. Lafayette is 0.72° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lafayette has 1.0 times the population of League City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lafayette changed by +0.7% and League City by +3.3%. The trip crosses from Louisiana into Texas.

  1. 01Lafayette, LA122,280 (+0.7%)
  2. 02League City, TX118,456 (+3.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lafayette from League City?

191.1 miles, 307.6 km or 166.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is League City from Lafayette?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Lafayette on a bearing of 255.8° and arrives at League City on 254.2°. The return trip starts on 74.2°.

What is halfway between Lafayette and League City?

The midpoint is at 29.856792, -93.574121. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Orange, TX, 19.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lafayette and League City?

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

Which is bigger, Lafayette or League City?

Lafayette, with 122,280 residents in July 2024 against 118,456 for League City, 1.0 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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