Georgia to South Carolina

Distance from Augusta-Richmond County to Charleston

Straight-line distance

127.1mi

Augusta-Richmond County, GA and Charleston, SC are 127.1 miles (204.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Augusta-Richmond County, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (106°).

kilometers
204.6
nautical miles
110.5
heading from Augusta-Richmond County
106° ESE
heading from Charleston
288° WNW
Augusta-Richmond CountyCharleston

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

How far Augusta-Richmond County is from Charleston

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Augusta-Richmond County and Charleston is 127.1 miles, 204.6 km or 110.5 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 127.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
127.1
Kilometers
204.6
Nautical miles
110.5
Bearing from Augusta-Richmond County
106.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at Charleston
107.6°
Bearing from Charleston
287.6° WNW

Halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Charleston

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.101154, -81.019939 (33°06'4.15"N 81°01'11.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bamberg, SC, with 2,943 residents, 13.7 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, Augusta-Richmond County gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Charleston 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 59 min. Augusta-Richmond County is 0.54° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Augusta-Richmond County has 1.3 times the population of Charleston. From July 2020 to July 2024, Augusta-Richmond County changed by -0.1% and Charleston by +4.4%. The trip crosses from Georgia into South Carolina.

  1. 01Augusta-Richmond County, GA201,737 (-0.1%)
  2. 02Charleston, SC157,665 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Augusta-Richmond County from Charleston?

127.1 miles, 204.6 km or 110.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Charleston from Augusta-Richmond County?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Augusta-Richmond County on a bearing of 106.4° and arrives at Charleston on 107.6°. The return trip starts on 287.6°.

What is halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Charleston?

The midpoint is at 33.101154, -81.019939. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bamberg, SC, 13.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Augusta-Richmond County and Charleston?

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

Which is bigger, Augusta-Richmond County or Charleston?

Augusta-Richmond County, with 201,737 residents in July 2024 against 157,665 for Charleston, 1.3 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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