# @turf/point-to-line-distance

> Calculates the distance between a given point and the nearest point on a line.

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

## Install

```sh
npm install @turf/point-to-line-distance
pnpm add @turf/point-to-line-distance
yarn add @turf/point-to-line-distance
bun add @turf/point-to-line-distance
```

## 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 | 2017-09-04 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 11 |
| Unpacked size | 25.8 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, point-to-line-distance, distance |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@turf/point-to-line-distance
- 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/point-to-line-distance

## Dependencies (11)

- [tslib](https://npm.io/package/tslib.md) ^2.8.1
- [@turf/meta](https://npm.io/package/@turf/meta.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/bearing](https://npm.io/package/@turf/bearing.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/helpers](https://npm.io/package/@turf/helpers.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/distance](https://npm.io/package/@turf/distance.md) 7.4.0
- [@types/geojson](https://npm.io/package/@types/geojson.md) ^7946.0.10
- [@turf/invariant](https://npm.io/package/@turf/invariant.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/projection](https://npm.io/package/@turf/projection.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/rhumb-bearing](https://npm.io/package/@turf/rhumb-bearing.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/rhumb-distance](https://npm.io/package/@turf/rhumb-distance.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/nearest-point-on-line](https://npm.io/package/@turf/nearest-point-on-line.md) 7.4.0

## 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
- … 23 more at https://npm.io/package/@turf/point-to-line-distance/versions

## README

# @turf/point-to-line-distance

<!-- Generated by documentation.js. Update this documentation by updating the source code. -->

## pointToLineDistance

Calculates the distance between a given point and the nearest point on a
line. Sometimes referred to as the cross track distance.

### Parameters

*   `pt` **([Feature][1]<[Point][2]> | [Array][3]<[number][4]>)** Feature or Geometry
*   `line` **[Feature][1]<[LineString][5]>** GeoJSON Feature or Geometry
*   `options` **[Object][6]** Optional parameters (optional, default `{}`)

    *   `options.units` **Units** Supports all valid Turf [Units][7] (optional, default `"kilometers"`)
    *   `options.method` **[string][8]** whether to calculate the distance based on geodesic (spheroid) or
        planar (flat) method. Valid options are 'geodesic' or 'planar'. (optional, default `"geodesic"`)

### Examples

```javascript
var pt = turf.point([0, 0]);
var line = turf.lineString([[1, 1],[-1, 1]]);

var distance = turf.pointToLineDistance(pt, line, {units: 'miles'});
//=69.11854715938406
```

Returns **[number][4]** distance between point and line

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

[2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.2

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

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

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

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

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

[8]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String

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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/point-to-line-distance
```

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

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

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