Georgia

Distance from Athens-Clarke County to Augusta-Richmond County

Straight-line distance

84.8mi

Athens-Clarke County, GA and Augusta-Richmond County, GA are 84.8 miles (136.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Athens-Clarke County, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (118°).

kilometers
136.5
nautical miles
73.7
heading from Athens-Clarke County
118° ESE
heading from Augusta-Richmond County
299° WNW
Athens-Clarke CountyAugusta-Richmond County

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Athens-Clarke County is from Augusta-Richmond County

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Athens-Clarke County and Augusta-Richmond County is 84.8 miles, 136.5 km or 73.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 84.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
84.8
Kilometers
136.5
Nautical miles
73.7
Bearing from Athens-Clarke County
118.1° ESE
Bearing arriving at Augusta-Richmond County
118.8°
Bearing from Augusta-Richmond County
298.8° WNW

Halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Augusta-Richmond County

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.659242, -82.719549 (33°39'33.27"N 82°43'10.38"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Washington, GA, with 3,623 residents, 5.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Athens-Clarke County gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Augusta-Richmond County 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 57 min. Athens-Clarke County is 0.58° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Augusta-Richmond County has 1.6 times the population of Athens-Clarke County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Athens-Clarke County changed by +1.1% and Augusta-Richmond County by -0.1%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County, GA128,691 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Augusta-Richmond County, GA201,737 (-0.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Athens-Clarke County from Augusta-Richmond County?

84.8 miles, 136.5 km or 73.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Augusta-Richmond County from Athens-Clarke County?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Athens-Clarke County on a bearing of 118.1° and arrives at Augusta-Richmond County on 118.8°. The return trip starts on 298.8°.

What is halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Augusta-Richmond County?

The midpoint is at 33.659242, -82.719549. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Washington, GA, 5.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Athens-Clarke County and Augusta-Richmond County?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Athens-Clarke County or Augusta-Richmond County?

Augusta-Richmond County, with 201,737 residents in July 2024 against 128,691 for Athens-Clarke County, 1.6 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.