Georgia

Distance from Atlanta to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

12.8mi

Atlanta, GA and South Fulton, GA are 12.8 miles (20.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Atlanta, the shortest path starts out heading SW (226°).

kilometers
20.5
nautical miles
11.1
heading from Atlanta
226° SW
heading from South Fulton
46° NE
AtlantaSouth Fulton

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

How far Atlanta is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Atlanta and South Fulton is 12.8 miles, 20.5 km or 11.1 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 12.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.8
Kilometers
20.5
Nautical miles
11.1
Bearing from Atlanta
226.5° SW
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
226.4°
Bearing from South Fulton
46.4° NE

Halfway between Atlanta and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.699326, -84.503109 (33°41'57.57"N 84°30'11.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is East Point, GA, with 38,270 residents, 2.6 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 South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Atlanta has 4.6 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Atlanta changed by +4.0% and South Fulton by +3.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Atlanta, GA520,070 (+4.0%)
  2. 02South Fulton, GA112,003 (+3.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Atlanta from South Fulton?

12.8 miles, 20.5 km or 11.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Atlanta?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Atlanta on a bearing of 226.5° and arrives at South Fulton on 226.4°. The return trip starts on 46.4°.

What is halfway between Atlanta and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 33.699326, -84.503109. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is East Point, GA, 2.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Atlanta and South Fulton?

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

Which is bigger, Atlanta or South Fulton?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 4.6 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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