Georgia

Distance from Atlanta to Columbus

Straight-line distance

90.4mi

Atlanta, GA and Columbus, GA are 90.4 miles (145.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Atlanta, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (197°).

kilometers
145.5
nautical miles
78.6
heading from Atlanta
197° SSW
heading from Columbus
17° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Atlanta is from Columbus

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Atlanta and Columbus is 90.4 miles, 145.5 km or 78.6 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 90.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
90.4
Kilometers
145.5
Nautical miles
78.6
Bearing from Atlanta
196.9° SSW
Bearing arriving at Columbus
196.7°
Bearing from Columbus
16.7° NNE

Halfway between Atlanta and Columbus

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.136754, -84.650414 (33°08'12.32"N 84°39'1.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Grantville, GA, with 3,281 residents, 12.5 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, Atlanta gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Columbus 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 10 h 01 min. Atlanta is 1.25° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Atlanta has 2.6 times the population of Columbus. From July 2020 to July 2024, Atlanta changed by +4.0% and Columbus by -2.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Atlanta, GA520,070 (+4.0%)
  2. 02Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Atlanta from Columbus?

90.4 miles, 145.5 km or 78.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Columbus from Atlanta?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Atlanta on a bearing of 196.9° and arrives at Columbus on 196.7°. The return trip starts on 16.7°.

What is halfway between Atlanta and Columbus?

The midpoint is at 33.136754, -84.650414. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Grantville, GA, 12.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Atlanta and Columbus?

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

Which is bigger, Atlanta or Columbus?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents in July 2024 against 201,830 for Columbus, 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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