diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b521cf8..e242f0c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 - fix bug where consolidate_intersections function would mutate the passed-in graph (#1273)
 - fix bug in parsing time when calculating pause duration between requests (#1277)
-- refactor interals of caching and pausing between requests (#1279)
+- refactor internals of caching and pausing between requests (#1279)
+- streamline internal handling of radians throughout package (#1281)
 - provide user-friendly error message if consolidate_intersections is run more than once (#1273)
 - improve docstrings (#1272 #1274)
 
diff --git a/osmnx/bearing.py b/osmnx/bearing.py
index 3f6fe8b8..d7cdcb62 100644
--- a/osmnx/bearing.py
+++ b/osmnx/bearing.py
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ def calculate_bearing(
         The bearing(s) in decimal degrees.
     """
     # get the latitudes and the difference in longitudes, all in radians
-    lat1 = np.radians(lat1)
-    lat2 = np.radians(lat2)
-    delta_lon = np.radians(lon2 - lon1)
+    lat1 = np.deg2rad(lat1)
+    lat2 = np.deg2rad(lat2)
+    delta_lon = np.deg2rad(lon2 - lon1)
 
     # calculate initial bearing from -180 degrees to +180 degrees
     y = np.sin(delta_lon) * np.cos(lat2)
     x = np.cos(lat1) * np.sin(lat2) - np.sin(lat1) * np.cos(lat2) * np.cos(delta_lon)
-    initial_bearing = np.degrees(np.arctan2(y, x))
+    initial_bearing = np.rad2deg(np.arctan2(y, x))
 
     # normalize to 0-360 degrees to get compass bearing
     bearing: float | npt.NDArray[np.float64] = initial_bearing % 360
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def _bearings_distribution(
     # Bins will be merged in pairs after the histogram is computed. The last
     # bin edge is the same as the first (i.e., 0 degrees = 360 degrees).
     num_split_bins = num_bins * 2
-    split_bin_edges = np.arange(num_split_bins + 1) * 360 / num_split_bins
+    split_bin_edges = np.linspace(0, 360, num_split_bins + 1)
 
     bearings, weights = _extract_edge_bearings(G, min_length, weight)
     split_bin_counts, split_bin_edges = np.histogram(
diff --git a/osmnx/plot.py b/osmnx/plot.py
index 6839b50a..c422d869 100644
--- a/osmnx/plot.py
+++ b/osmnx/plot.py
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ def plot_orientation(  # noqa: PLR0913
     )
 
     # positions: where to center each bar
-    positions = np.radians(bin_centers)
+    positions = np.deg2rad(bin_centers)
 
     # width: make bars fill the circumference without gaps or overlaps
     width = 2 * np.pi / num_bins
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ def _config_ax(ax: Axes, crs: Any, bbox: tuple[float, float, float, float], padd
         ax.set_aspect("equal")
     else:
         # if not projected, conform aspect ratio to not stretch plot
-        cos_lat = np.cos((bottom + top) / 2 / 180 * np.pi)
+        cos_lat = np.cos(np.deg2rad((bottom + top) / 2))
         ax.set_aspect(1 / cos_lat)
 
     return ax
diff --git a/osmnx/utils_geo.py b/osmnx/utils_geo.py
index 8fd13147..504de7d8 100644
--- a/osmnx/utils_geo.py
+++ b/osmnx/utils_geo.py
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ def bbox_from_point(
     EARTH_RADIUS_M = 6_371_009  # meters
     lat, lon = point
 
-    delta_lat = (dist / EARTH_RADIUS_M) * (180 / np.pi)
-    delta_lon = (dist / EARTH_RADIUS_M) * (180 / np.pi) / np.cos(lat * np.pi / 180)
+    delta_lat = np.rad2deg(dist / EARTH_RADIUS_M)
+    delta_lon = np.rad2deg(dist / EARTH_RADIUS_M) / np.cos(np.deg2rad(lat))
     top = lat + delta_lat
     bottom = lat - delta_lat
     right = lon + delta_lon