New Mexico to Arizona

Distance from Las Cruces to Tucson

Straight-line distance

238.8mi

Las Cruces, NM and Tucson, AZ are 238.8 miles (384.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Las Cruces, the shortest path starts out heading W (268°).

kilometers
384.3
nautical miles
207.5
heading from Las Cruces
268° W
heading from Tucson
86° E
Las CrucesTucson

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

How far Las Cruces is from Tucson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Las Cruces and Tucson is 238.8 miles, 384.3 km or 207.5 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 238.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
238.8
Kilometers
384.3
Nautical miles
207.5
Bearing from Las Cruces
268.2° W
Bearing arriving at Tucson
266.0°
Bearing from Tucson
86.0° E

Halfway between Las Cruces and Tucson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.256101, -108.832198 (32°15'21.96"N 108°49'55.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lordsburg, NM, with 2,203 residents, 9.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Las Cruces uses America/Denver and Tucson uses America/Phoenix. In January Tucson is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time. On June 21, Las Cruces gets 14 h 16 min of daylight and Tucson 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 10 h 03 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Tucson has 4.7 times the population of Las Cruces. From July 2020 to July 2024, Las Cruces changed by +4.7% and Tucson by +2.1%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Arizona.

  1. 01Las Cruces, NM116,998 (+4.7%)
  2. 02Tucson, AZ554,013 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Las Cruces from Tucson?

238.8 miles, 384.3 km or 207.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tucson from Las Cruces?

W. The great-circle path leaves Las Cruces on a bearing of 268.2° and arrives at Tucson on 266.0°. The return trip starts on 86.0°.

What is halfway between Las Cruces and Tucson?

The midpoint is at 32.256101, -108.832198. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lordsburg, NM, 9.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Las Cruces and Tucson?

Las Cruces uses America/Denver and Tucson uses America/Phoenix. In January Tucson is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time.

Which is bigger, Las Cruces or Tucson?

Tucson, with 554,013 residents in July 2024 against 116,998 for Las Cruces, 4.7 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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