Louisiana to Texas

Distance from Lafayette to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

190.8mi

Lafayette, LA and Pasadena, TX are 190.8 miles (307.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Lafayette, the shortest path starts out heading W (259°).

kilometers
307.1
nautical miles
165.8
heading from Lafayette
259° W
heading from Pasadena
78° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lafayette is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lafayette and Pasadena is 190.8 miles, 307.1 km or 165.8 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 190.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
190.8
Kilometers
307.1
Nautical miles
165.8
Bearing from Lafayette
259.3° W
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
257.7°
Bearing from Pasadena
77.7° ENE

Halfway between Lafayette and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.939503, -93.593921 (29°56'22.21"N 93°35'38.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Orange, TX, with 3,397 residents, 13.9 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 Pasadena 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 12 min and 10 h 14 min. Lafayette is 0.55° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

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

  1. 01Lafayette, LA122,280 (+0.7%)
  2. 02Pasadena, TX149,617 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lafayette from Pasadena?

190.8 miles, 307.1 km or 165.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Lafayette?

W. The great-circle path leaves Lafayette on a bearing of 259.3° and arrives at Pasadena on 257.7°. The return trip starts on 77.7°.

What is halfway between Lafayette and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 29.939503, -93.593921. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Orange, TX, 13.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lafayette and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Lafayette or Pasadena?

Pasadena, with 149,617 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.