Georgia to Alabama

Distance from Atlanta to Birmingham

Straight-line distance

137.5mi

Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL are 137.5 miles (221.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Atlanta, the shortest path starts out heading W (264°).

kilometers
221.3
nautical miles
119.5
heading from Atlanta
264° W
heading from Birmingham
83° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Atlanta is from Birmingham

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Atlanta and Birmingham is 137.5 miles, 221.3 km or 119.5 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 137.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
137.5
Kilometers
221.3
Nautical miles
119.5
Bearing from Atlanta
263.9° W
Bearing arriving at Birmingham
262.5°
Bearing from Birmingham
82.5° E

Halfway between Atlanta and Birmingham

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.650723, -85.611475 (33°39'2.60"N 85°36'41.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Heflin, AL, with 3,557 residents, 2.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Atlanta uses America/New_York and Birmingham uses America/Chicago; Birmingham is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Atlanta gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Birmingham 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Atlanta has 2.6 times the population of Birmingham. From July 2020 to July 2024, Atlanta changed by +4.0% and Birmingham by -2.0%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Alabama.

  1. 01Atlanta, GA520,070 (+4.0%)
  2. 02Birmingham, AL196,357 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Atlanta from Birmingham?

137.5 miles, 221.3 km or 119.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Birmingham from Atlanta?

W. The great-circle path leaves Atlanta on a bearing of 263.9° and arrives at Birmingham on 262.5°. The return trip starts on 82.5°.

What is halfway between Atlanta and Birmingham?

The midpoint is at 33.650723, -85.611475. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Heflin, AL, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Atlanta and Birmingham?

Atlanta uses America/New_York and Birmingham uses America/Chicago; Birmingham is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Atlanta or Birmingham?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents in July 2024 against 196,357 for Birmingham, 2.6 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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