Georgia

Distance from Athens-Clarke County to Macon-Bibb County

Straight-line distance

81.0mi

Athens-Clarke County, GA and Macon-Bibb County, GA are 81.0 miles (130.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Athens-Clarke County, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (193°).

kilometers
130.4
nautical miles
70.4
heading from Athens-Clarke County
193° SSW
heading from Macon-Bibb County
13° NNE
Athens-Clarke CountyMacon-Bibb County

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

How far Athens-Clarke County is from Macon-Bibb County

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Athens-Clarke County and Macon-Bibb County is 81.0 miles, 130.4 km or 70.4 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 81.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
81.0
Kilometers
130.4
Nautical miles
70.4
Bearing from Athens-Clarke County
193.4° SSW
Bearing arriving at Macon-Bibb County
193.3°
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
13.3° NNE

Halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Macon-Bibb County

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.379405, -83.533162 (33°22'45.86"N 83°31'59.38"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Eatonton, GA, with 6,641 residents, 9.1 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 Macon-Bibb County 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 59 min. Athens-Clarke County is 1.14° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Macon-Bibb County has 1.2 times the population of Athens-Clarke County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Athens-Clarke County changed by +1.1% and Macon-Bibb County by +0.0%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County, GA128,691 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Macon-Bibb County, GA157,056 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Athens-Clarke County from Macon-Bibb County?

81.0 miles, 130.4 km or 70.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Macon-Bibb County from Athens-Clarke County?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Athens-Clarke County on a bearing of 193.4° and arrives at Macon-Bibb County on 193.3°. The return trip starts on 13.3°.

What is halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Macon-Bibb County?

The midpoint is at 33.379405, -83.533162. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Eatonton, GA, 9.1 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Athens-Clarke County or Macon-Bibb County?

Macon-Bibb County, with 157,056 residents in July 2024 against 128,691 for Athens-Clarke County, 1.2 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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