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bearing

Quick answer

Takes two points and finds the geographic bearing between them, i.e. the angle measured in degrees from the north line (0 degrees)

Last verified 2026-11-03 · Turf.js 7.x · Cite this page
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Description​

Takes two points and finds the geographic bearing between them, i.e. the angle measured in degrees from the north line (0 degrees)

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription
startCoordstarting Point
endCoordending Point
options?ObjectOptional parameters (default {})
options.final?booleancalculates the final bearing if true (default false)

Returns​

number bearing in decimal degrees, between -180 and 180 degrees (positive clockwise)

Examples​

var point1 = turf.point([-75.343, 39.984]);
var point2 = turf.point([-75.534, 39.123]);

var bearing = turf.bearing(point1, point2);

Installation​

$ npm install @turf/bearing

import { bearing } from "@turf/bearing";
const result = bearing(...);
$ npm install @turf/turf

import * as turf from "@turf/turf";
const result = turf.bearing(...);
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English reference text adapted from the official Turf.js documentation, © Turf.js contributors, licensed under MIT.
Original page: https://turfjs.org/docs/api/bearing · Chinese note: /turf/api/bearing.html
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Atlaslog (2026). bearing. https://www.jingweizhi.com/en/turf/api/bearing.html (accessed 2026-11-03).