Georgia to Alabama

Distance from Atlanta to Montgomery

Straight-line distance

144.8mi

Atlanta, GA and Montgomery, AL are 144.8 miles (233.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Atlanta, the shortest path starts out heading SW (228°).

kilometers
233.0
nautical miles
125.8
heading from Atlanta
228° SW
heading from Montgomery
47° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Atlanta is from Montgomery

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Atlanta and Montgomery is 144.8 miles, 233.0 km or 125.8 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 144.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
144.8
Kilometers
233.0
Nautical miles
125.8
Bearing from Atlanta
228.1° SW
Bearing arriving at Montgomery
227.0°
Bearing from Montgomery
47.0° NE

Halfway between Atlanta and Montgomery

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.059094, -85.352410 (33°03'32.74"N 85°21'8.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Roanoke, AL, with 5,424 residents, 6.0 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 Montgomery uses America/Chicago; Montgomery is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Atlanta gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Montgomery 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 10 h 02 min. Atlanta is 1.41° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Atlanta has 2.7 times the population of Montgomery. From July 2020 to July 2024, Atlanta changed by +4.0% and Montgomery by -2.1%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Alabama.

  1. 01Atlanta, GA520,070 (+4.0%)
  2. 02Montgomery, AL195,818 (-2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Atlanta from Montgomery?

144.8 miles, 233.0 km or 125.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Montgomery from Atlanta?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Atlanta on a bearing of 228.1° and arrives at Montgomery on 227.0°. The return trip starts on 47.0°.

What is halfway between Atlanta and Montgomery?

The midpoint is at 33.059094, -85.352410. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Roanoke, AL, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Atlanta and Montgomery?

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

Which is bigger, Atlanta or Montgomery?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents in July 2024 against 195,818 for Montgomery, 2.7 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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