Georgia

Distance from Athens-Clarke County to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

73.0mi

Athens-Clarke County, GA and South Fulton, GA are 73.0 miles (117.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Athens-Clarke County, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (253°).

kilometers
117.4
nautical miles
63.4
heading from Athens-Clarke County
253° WSW
heading from South Fulton
72° ENE
Athens-Clarke CountySouth Fulton

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

How far Athens-Clarke County is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Athens-Clarke County and South Fulton is 73.0 miles, 117.4 km or 63.4 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 73.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
73.0
Kilometers
117.4
Nautical miles
63.4
Bearing from Athens-Clarke County
253.0° WSW
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
252.4°
Bearing from South Fulton
72.4° ENE

Halfway between Athens-Clarke County and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.794135, -83.977862 (33°47'38.88"N 83°58'40.30"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Snellville, GA, with 22,336 residents, 4.8 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 South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Athens-Clarke County has 1.1 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Athens-Clarke County changed by +1.1% and South Fulton by +3.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County, GA128,691 (+1.1%)
  2. 02South Fulton, GA112,003 (+3.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Athens-Clarke County from South Fulton?

73.0 miles, 117.4 km or 63.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Athens-Clarke County?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Athens-Clarke County on a bearing of 253.0° and arrives at South Fulton on 252.4°. The return trip starts on 72.4°.

What is halfway between Athens-Clarke County and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 33.794135, -83.977862. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Snellville, GA, 4.8 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Athens-Clarke County or South Fulton?

Athens-Clarke County, with 128,691 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 1.1 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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