# @turf/line-arc

> Creates a circular arc, of a circle of the given radius and center point, between two bearings.

Latest version **7.4.0** (published 2026-08-03) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @turf/line-arc
pnpm add @turf/line-arc
yarn add @turf/line-arc
bun add @turf/line-arc
```

## Health

**Score 80/100 (A)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.4.0 |
| Published | 2026-08-03 |
| First published | 2017-04-10 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Unpacked size | 19.2 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 10491 |
| Author | Turf Authors |
| Maintainers | rowanwins, tmcw, morganherlocker, tcql, mdfedderly, twelch, jamesmilneruk, morgan.herlocker |
| Keywords | turf, gif |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@turf/line-arc
- Repository: https://github.com/Turfjs/turf
- Issues: https://github.com/Turfjs/turf/issues
- Funding: https://opencollective.com/turf
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@turf/line-arc

## Dependencies (5)

- [tslib](https://npm.io/package/tslib.md) ^2.8.1
- [@turf/circle](https://npm.io/package/@turf/circle.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/helpers](https://npm.io/package/@turf/helpers.md) 7.4.0
- [@types/geojson](https://npm.io/package/@types/geojson.md) ^7946.0.10
- [@turf/destination](https://npm.io/package/@turf/destination.md) 7.4.0

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## Recent versions

- 7.4.0 (latest) — 2026-08-03
- 7.1.0-alpha.70 (prerelease) — 2024-08-09
- 7.3.5 — 2026-04-19
- 7.3.4 — 2026-02-08
- 7.3.3 — 2026-01-28
- 7.3.2 — 2026-01-14
- 7.3.1 — 2025-11-27
- 7.3.0 — 2025-11-17
- 7.2.0 — 2024-12-29
- 7.1.0 — 2024-08-09
- 7.1.0-alpha.7 — 2024-06-25
- 7.0.0 — 2024-06-07
- 7.0.0-alpha.116 — 2024-05-07
- 7.0.0-alpha.115 — 2024-04-23
- 7.0.0-alpha.114 — 2024-03-11
- … 28 more at https://npm.io/package/@turf/line-arc/versions

## README

# @turf/line-arc

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## lineArc

Creates a circular arc, of a circle of the given radius and center point, between bearing1 and bearing2;
0 bearing is North of center point, positive clockwise.

### Parameters

*   `center` **[Coord][1]** center point
*   `radius` **[number][2]** radius of the circle
*   `bearing1` **[number][2]** angle, in decimal degrees, of the first radius of the arc
*   `bearing2` **[number][2]** angle, in decimal degrees, of the second radius of the arc
*   `options` **[Object][3]** Optional parameters (optional, default `{}`)

    *   `options.steps` **[number][2]** number of steps (straight segments) that will constitute the arc (optional, default `64`)
    *   `options.units` **Units** Supports all valid Turf [Units][4]. (optional, default `'kilometers'`)

### Examples

```javascript
var center = turf.point([-75, 40]);
var radius = 5;
var bearing1 = 25;
var bearing2 = 47;

var arc = turf.lineArc(center, radius, bearing1, bearing2);

//addToMap
var addToMap = [center, arc]
```

Returns **[Feature][5]<[LineString][6]>** line arc

[1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.1

[2]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number

[3]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object

[4]: https://turfjs.org/docs/api/types/Units

[5]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.2

[6]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.4

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This module is part of the [Turfjs project](https://turfjs.org/), an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the [Turfjs/turf](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf) repository, where you can create PRs and issues.

### Installation

Install this single module individually:

```sh
$ npm install @turf/line-arc
```

Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:

```sh
$ npm install @turf/turf
```

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