Georgia

Distance from Augusta-Richmond County to Macon-Bibb County

Straight-line distance

101.4mi

Augusta-Richmond County, GA and Macon-Bibb County, GA are 101.4 miles (163.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Augusta-Richmond County, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (248°).

kilometers
163.2
nautical miles
88.1
heading from Augusta-Richmond County
248° WSW
heading from Macon-Bibb County
67° ENE
Augusta-Richmond CountyMacon-Bibb County

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

How far Augusta-Richmond County is from Macon-Bibb County

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Augusta-Richmond County and Macon-Bibb County is 101.4 miles, 163.2 km or 88.1 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 101.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
101.4
Kilometers
163.2
Nautical miles
88.1
Bearing from Augusta-Richmond County
248.2° WSW
Bearing arriving at Macon-Bibb County
247.3°
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
67.3° ENE

Halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Macon-Bibb County

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.089871, -82.886314 (33°05'23.54"N 82°53'10.73"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sandersville, GA, with 5,500 residents, 8.8 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 Macon-Bibb County 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 59 min. Augusta-Richmond County is 0.56° 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 Macon-Bibb County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Augusta-Richmond County changed by -0.1% and Macon-Bibb County by +0.0%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Augusta-Richmond County, GA201,737 (-0.1%)
  2. 02Macon-Bibb County, GA157,056 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Augusta-Richmond County from Macon-Bibb County?

101.4 miles, 163.2 km or 88.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Macon-Bibb County from Augusta-Richmond County?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Augusta-Richmond County on a bearing of 248.2° and arrives at Macon-Bibb County on 247.3°. The return trip starts on 67.3°.

What is halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Macon-Bibb County?

The midpoint is at 33.089871, -82.886314. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sandersville, GA, 8.8 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Augusta-Richmond County or Macon-Bibb County?

Augusta-Richmond County, with 201,737 residents in July 2024 against 157,056 for Macon-Bibb County, 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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