Louisiana to Texas

Distance from Shreveport to Tyler

Straight-line distance

88.9mi

Shreveport, LA and Tyler, TX are 88.9 miles (143.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Shreveport, the shortest path starts out heading W (264°).

kilometers
143.1
nautical miles
77.3
heading from Shreveport
264° W
heading from Tyler
83° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Shreveport is from Tyler

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Shreveport and Tyler is 88.9 miles, 143.1 km or 77.3 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 88.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
88.9
Kilometers
143.1
Nautical miles
77.3
Bearing from Shreveport
263.7° W
Bearing arriving at Tyler
262.9°
Bearing from Tyler
82.9° E

Halfway between Shreveport and Tyler

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.394361, -94.549677 (32°23'39.70"N 94°32'58.84"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tatum, TX, with 1,400 residents, 5.7 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, Shreveport gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Tyler 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 10 h 02 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Shreveport has 1.6 times the population of Tyler. From July 2020 to July 2024, Shreveport changed by -5.5% and Tyler by +5.6%. The trip crosses from Louisiana into Texas.

  1. 01Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
  2. 02Tyler, TX112,219 (+5.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Shreveport from Tyler?

88.9 miles, 143.1 km or 77.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tyler from Shreveport?

W. The great-circle path leaves Shreveport on a bearing of 263.7° and arrives at Tyler on 262.9°. The return trip starts on 82.9°.

What is halfway between Shreveport and Tyler?

The midpoint is at 32.394361, -94.549677. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tatum, TX, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Shreveport and Tyler?

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

Which is bigger, Shreveport or Tyler?

Shreveport, with 176,578 residents in July 2024 against 112,219 for Tyler, 1.6 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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