Georgia

Distance from Atlanta to Sandy Springs

Straight-line distance

12.0mi

Atlanta, GA and Sandy Springs, GA are 12.0 miles (19.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Atlanta, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (15°).

kilometers
19.4
nautical miles
10.5
heading from Atlanta
15° NNE
heading from Sandy Springs
195° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Atlanta is from Sandy Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Atlanta and Sandy Springs is 12.0 miles, 19.4 km or 10.5 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 12.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.0
Kilometers
19.4
Nautical miles
10.5
Bearing from Atlanta
14.8° NNE
Bearing arriving at Sandy Springs
14.9°
Bearing from Sandy Springs
194.9° SSW

Halfway between Atlanta and Sandy Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.847203, -84.395827 (33°50'49.93"N 84°23'44.98"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brookhaven, GA, with 59,370 residents, 3.5 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 Sandy Springs 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Atlanta has 4.9 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Atlanta changed by +4.0% and Sandy Springs by -2.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Atlanta, GA520,070 (+4.0%)
  2. 02Sandy Springs, GA105,505 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Atlanta from Sandy Springs?

12.0 miles, 19.4 km or 10.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sandy Springs from Atlanta?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Atlanta on a bearing of 14.8° and arrives at Sandy Springs on 14.9°. The return trip starts on 194.9°.

What is halfway between Atlanta and Sandy Springs?

The midpoint is at 33.847203, -84.395827. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brookhaven, GA, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Atlanta and Sandy Springs?

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

Which is bigger, Atlanta or Sandy Springs?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 4.9 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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