How far is Baton Rouge from the ocean?
Baton Rouge is inland, 53 miles (86 km) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, United States.
To the coast
53 miles
86 km · straight line
Nearest land border
477 miles
with Mexico
Setting
Inland
471st farthest from the ocean of 861 cities
Baton RougeNearest point on the coast
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Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Baton Rouge at a glance
- Coordinates
- 30.4433° N, 91.1875° W
- Region
- Louisiana, United States
- Distance to the coast
- 53 miles (86 km), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 29.7607° N, 91.6035° W (Unknown, United States)
- Nearest land border
- 477 miles (768 km), with Mexico
- Among United States's cities
- 156th farthest from the ocean of the 300 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Baton Rouge from the ocean?
Baton Rouge is inland, 53 miles (86 km) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, United States.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 53 miles (86 km) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Baton Rouge from the nearest border?
Baton Rouge is 477 miles (768 km) from the nearest land border, with Mexico, in a straight line.
Where in Baton Rouge is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (30.4433° N, 91.1875° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.