Louisiana to Alabama

Distance from New Orleans to Tuscaloosa

Straight-line distance

261.4mi

New Orleans, LA and Tuscaloosa, AL are 261.4 miles (420.7 km) apart in a straight line. From New Orleans, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (32°).

kilometers
420.7
nautical miles
227.1
heading from New Orleans
32° NNE
heading from Tuscaloosa
213° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far New Orleans is from Tuscaloosa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Orleans and Tuscaloosa is 261.4 miles, 420.7 km or 227.1 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 261.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
261.4
Kilometers
420.7
Nautical miles
227.1
Bearing from New Orleans
32.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at Tuscaloosa
33.4°
Bearing from Tuscaloosa
213.4° SSW

Halfway between New Orleans and Tuscaloosa

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.649541, -88.751990 (31°38'58.35"N 88°45'7.16"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waynesboro, MS, with 4,507 residents, 7.2 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, New Orleans gets 14 h 05 min of daylight and Tuscaloosa 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 10 h 13 min and 9 h 57 min. Tuscaloosa is 3.18° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

New Orleans has 3.2 times the population of Tuscaloosa. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Orleans changed by -5.4% and Tuscaloosa by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Louisiana into Alabama.

  1. 01New Orleans, LA362,701 (-5.4%)
  2. 02Tuscaloosa, AL114,288 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New Orleans from Tuscaloosa?

261.4 miles, 420.7 km or 227.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tuscaloosa from New Orleans?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves New Orleans on a bearing of 32.2° and arrives at Tuscaloosa on 33.4°. The return trip starts on 213.4°.

What is halfway between New Orleans and Tuscaloosa?

The midpoint is at 31.649541, -88.751990. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waynesboro, MS, 7.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New Orleans and Tuscaloosa?

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

Which is bigger, New Orleans or Tuscaloosa?

New Orleans, with 362,701 residents in July 2024 against 114,288 for Tuscaloosa, 3.2 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)

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