Georgia to Tennessee

Distance from Athens-Clarke County to Chattanooga

Straight-line distance

131.9mi

Athens-Clarke County, GA and Chattanooga, TN are 131.9 miles (212.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Athens-Clarke County, the shortest path starts out heading NW (306°).

kilometers
212.2
nautical miles
114.6
heading from Athens-Clarke County
306° NW
heading from Chattanooga
125° SE
Athens-Clarke CountyChattanooga

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

How far Athens-Clarke County is from Chattanooga

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Athens-Clarke County and Chattanooga is 131.9 miles, 212.2 km or 114.6 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 131.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
131.9
Kilometers
212.2
Nautical miles
114.6
Bearing from Athens-Clarke County
306.3° NW
Bearing arriving at Chattanooga
305.3°
Bearing from Chattanooga
125.3° SE

Halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Chattanooga

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.511393, -84.302959 (34°30'41.02"N 84°18'10.65"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Jasper, GA, with 5,289 residents, 8.2 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 Chattanooga 14 h 31 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 48 min. Chattanooga is 1.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Chattanooga has 1.5 times the population of Athens-Clarke County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Athens-Clarke County changed by +1.1% and Chattanooga by +5.1%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Tennessee.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County, GA128,691 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Chattanooga, TN191,496 (+5.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Athens-Clarke County from Chattanooga?

131.9 miles, 212.2 km or 114.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Chattanooga from Athens-Clarke County?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Athens-Clarke County on a bearing of 306.3° and arrives at Chattanooga on 305.3°. The return trip starts on 125.3°.

What is halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Chattanooga?

The midpoint is at 34.511393, -84.302959. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Jasper, GA, 8.2 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Athens-Clarke County or Chattanooga?

Chattanooga, with 191,496 residents in July 2024 against 128,691 for Athens-Clarke County, 1.5 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)

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