Texas

Distance from Laredo to New Braunfels

Straight-line distance

169.7mi

Laredo, TX and New Braunfels, TX are 169.7 miles (273.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Laredo, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (29°).

kilometers
273.0
nautical miles
147.4
heading from Laredo
29° NNE
heading from New Braunfels
210° SSW
LaredoNew Braunfels

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

How far Laredo is from New Braunfels

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Laredo and New Braunfels is 169.7 miles, 273.0 km or 147.4 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 169.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
169.7
Kilometers
273.0
Nautical miles
147.4
Bearing from Laredo
29.1° NNE
Bearing arriving at New Braunfels
29.7°
Bearing from New Braunfels
209.7° SSW

Halfway between Laredo and New Braunfels

The great-circle midpoint is at 28.631582, -98.809152 (28°37'53.70"N 98°48'32.95"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Charlotte, TX, with 1,620 residents, 17.0 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, Laredo gets 13 h 53 min of daylight and New Braunfels 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 24 min and 10 h 14 min. New Braunfels is 2.14° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Laredo has 2.2 times the population of New Braunfels. From July 2020 to July 2024, Laredo changed by +2.3% and New Braunfels by +27.0%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Laredo, TX261,260 (+2.3%)
  2. 02New Braunfels, TX116,477 (+27.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Laredo from New Braunfels?

169.7 miles, 273.0 km or 147.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New Braunfels from Laredo?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Laredo on a bearing of 29.1° and arrives at New Braunfels on 29.7°. The return trip starts on 209.7°.

What is halfway between Laredo and New Braunfels?

The midpoint is at 28.631582, -98.809152. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Charlotte, TX, 17.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Laredo and New Braunfels?

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

Which is bigger, Laredo or New Braunfels?

Laredo, with 261,260 residents in July 2024 against 116,477 for New Braunfels, 2.2 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.