Georgia

Distance from Atlanta to Macon-Bibb County

Straight-line distance

78.2mi

Atlanta, GA and Macon-Bibb County, GA are 78.2 miles (125.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Atlanta, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (147°).

kilometers
125.9
nautical miles
68.0
heading from Atlanta
147° SSE
heading from Macon-Bibb County
328° NNW
AtlantaMacon-Bibb County

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

How far Atlanta is from Macon-Bibb County

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Atlanta and Macon-Bibb County is 78.2 miles, 125.9 km or 68.0 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 78.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
78.2
Kilometers
125.9
Nautical miles
68.0
Bearing from Atlanta
147.2° SSE
Bearing arriving at Macon-Bibb County
147.6°
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
327.6° NNW

Halfway between Atlanta and Macon-Bibb County

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.286481, -84.056409 (33°17'11.33"N 84°03'23.07"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Locust Grove, GA, with 11,749 residents, 5.0 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 Macon-Bibb County 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 59 min. Atlanta is 0.95° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Atlanta has 3.3 times the population of Macon-Bibb County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Atlanta changed by +4.0% and Macon-Bibb County by +0.0%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Atlanta, GA520,070 (+4.0%)
  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 Atlanta from Macon-Bibb County?

78.2 miles, 125.9 km or 68.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Macon-Bibb County from Atlanta?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Atlanta on a bearing of 147.2° and arrives at Macon-Bibb County on 147.6°. The return trip starts on 327.6°.

What is halfway between Atlanta and Macon-Bibb County?

The midpoint is at 33.286481, -84.056409. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Locust Grove, GA, 5.0 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Atlanta or Macon-Bibb County?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents in July 2024 against 157,056 for Macon-Bibb County, 3.3 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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