Louisiana to Texas

Distance from Lafayette to Pearland

Straight-line distance

202.4mi

Lafayette, LA and Pearland, TX are 202.4 miles (325.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Lafayette, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (258°).

kilometers
325.8
nautical miles
175.9
heading from Lafayette
258° WSW
heading from Pearland
76° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lafayette is from Pearland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lafayette and Pearland is 202.4 miles, 325.8 km or 175.9 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 202.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
202.4
Kilometers
325.8
Nautical miles
175.9
Bearing from Lafayette
258.0° WSW
Bearing arriving at Pearland
256.4°
Bearing from Pearland
76.4° ENE

Halfway between Lafayette and Pearland

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.890883, -93.680920 (29°53'27.18"N 93°40'51.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Port Arthur, TX, with 55,799 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, Lafayette gets 14 h 06 min of daylight and Pearland 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 12 min and 10 h 15 min. Lafayette is 0.65° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Pearland has 1.1 times the population of Lafayette. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lafayette changed by +0.7% and Pearland by +2.9%. The trip crosses from Louisiana into Texas.

  1. 01Lafayette, LA122,280 (+0.7%)
  2. 02Pearland, TX129,620 (+2.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lafayette from Pearland?

202.4 miles, 325.8 km or 175.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pearland from Lafayette?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Lafayette on a bearing of 258.0° and arrives at Pearland on 256.4°. The return trip starts on 76.4°.

What is halfway between Lafayette and Pearland?

The midpoint is at 29.890883, -93.680920. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Port Arthur, TX, 12.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lafayette and Pearland?

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

Which is bigger, Lafayette or Pearland?

Pearland, with 129,620 residents in July 2024 against 122,280 for Lafayette, 1.1 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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