Georgia

Distance from Athens-Clarke County to Columbus

Straight-line distance

132.1mi

Athens-Clarke County, GA and Columbus, GA are 132.1 miles (212.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Athens-Clarke County, the shortest path starts out heading SW (222°).

kilometers
212.6
nautical miles
114.8
heading from Athens-Clarke County
222° SW
heading from Columbus
41° NE
Athens-Clarke CountyColumbus

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

How far Athens-Clarke County is from Columbus

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Athens-Clarke County and Columbus is 132.1 miles, 212.6 km or 114.8 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 132.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
132.1
Kilometers
212.6
Nautical miles
114.8
Bearing from Athens-Clarke County
221.6° SW
Bearing arriving at Columbus
220.8°
Bearing from Columbus
40.8° NE

Halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Columbus

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.232164, -84.128692 (33°13'55.79"N 84°07'43.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Locust Grove, GA, with 11,749 residents, 8.1 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 Columbus 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 10 h 01 min. Athens-Clarke County is 1.44° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 1.6 times the population of Athens-Clarke County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Athens-Clarke County changed by +1.1% and Columbus by -2.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County, GA128,691 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Athens-Clarke County from Columbus?

132.1 miles, 212.6 km or 114.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Columbus from Athens-Clarke County?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Athens-Clarke County on a bearing of 221.6° and arrives at Columbus on 220.8°. The return trip starts on 40.8°.

What is halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Columbus?

The midpoint is at 33.232164, -84.128692. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Locust Grove, GA, 8.1 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Athens-Clarke County or Columbus?

Columbus, with 201,830 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)

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