Georgia

Distance from Athens-Clarke County to Sandy Springs

Straight-line distance

57.3mi

Athens-Clarke County, GA and Sandy Springs, GA are 57.3 miles (92.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Athens-Clarke County, the shortest path starts out heading W (269°).

kilometers
92.2
nautical miles
49.8
heading from Athens-Clarke County
269° W
heading from Sandy Springs
88° E
Athens-Clarke CountySandy Springs

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

How far Athens-Clarke County is from Sandy Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Athens-Clarke County and Sandy Springs is 57.3 miles, 92.2 km or 49.8 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 57.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
57.3
Kilometers
92.2
Nautical miles
49.8
Bearing from Athens-Clarke County
269.0° W
Bearing arriving at Sandy Springs
268.5°
Bearing from Sandy Springs
88.5° E

Halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Sandy Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.941558, -83.869553 (33°56'29.61"N 83°52'10.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dacula, GA, with 8,018 residents, 3.4 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 Sandy Springs 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Athens-Clarke County has 1.2 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Athens-Clarke County changed by +1.1% and Sandy Springs by -2.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County, GA128,691 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Sandy Springs, GA105,505 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Athens-Clarke County from Sandy Springs?

57.3 miles, 92.2 km or 49.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sandy Springs from Athens-Clarke County?

W. The great-circle path leaves Athens-Clarke County on a bearing of 269.0° and arrives at Sandy Springs on 268.5°. The return trip starts on 88.5°.

What is halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Sandy Springs?

The midpoint is at 33.941558, -83.869553. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dacula, GA, 3.4 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Athens-Clarke County or Sandy Springs?

Athens-Clarke County, with 128,691 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 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)

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