Georgia to South Carolina

Distance from Augusta-Richmond County to Columbia

Straight-line distance

81.7mi

Augusta-Richmond County, GA and Columbia, SC are 81.7 miles (131.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Augusta-Richmond County, the shortest path starts out heading NE (55°).

kilometers
131.5
nautical miles
71.0
heading from Augusta-Richmond County
55° NE
heading from Columbia
236° SW
Augusta-Richmond CountyColumbia

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

How far Augusta-Richmond County is from Columbia

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Augusta-Richmond County and Columbia is 81.7 miles, 131.5 km or 71.0 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 81.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
81.7
Kilometers
131.5
Nautical miles
71.0
Bearing from Augusta-Richmond County
54.9° NE
Bearing arriving at Columbia
55.5°
Bearing from Columbia
235.5° SW

Halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Columbia

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.704372, -81.492043 (33°42'15.74"N 81°29'31.36"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Batesburg-Leesville, SC, with 5,321 residents, 14.6 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, Augusta-Richmond County gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Columbia 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 53 min. Columbia is 0.68° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Augusta-Richmond County has 1.4 times the population of Columbia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Augusta-Richmond County changed by -0.1% and Columbia by +6.3%. The trip crosses from Georgia into South Carolina.

  1. 01Augusta-Richmond County, GA201,737 (-0.1%)
  2. 02Columbia, SC144,788 (+6.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Augusta-Richmond County from Columbia?

81.7 miles, 131.5 km or 71.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Columbia from Augusta-Richmond County?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Augusta-Richmond County on a bearing of 54.9° and arrives at Columbia on 55.5°. The return trip starts on 235.5°.

What is halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Columbia?

The midpoint is at 33.704372, -81.492043. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Batesburg-Leesville, SC, 14.6 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Augusta-Richmond County or Columbia?

Augusta-Richmond County, with 201,737 residents in July 2024 against 144,788 for Columbia, 1.4 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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