Georgia to South Carolina

Distance from Augusta-Richmond County to North Charleston

Straight-line distance

120.2mi

Augusta-Richmond County, GA and North Charleston, SC are 120.2 miles (193.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Augusta-Richmond County, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (104°).

kilometers
193.5
nautical miles
104.5
heading from Augusta-Richmond County
104° ESE
heading from North Charleston
285° WNW
Augusta-Richmond CountyNorth Charleston

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

How far Augusta-Richmond County is from North Charleston

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Augusta-Richmond County and North Charleston is 120.2 miles, 193.5 km or 104.5 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 120.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
120.2
Kilometers
193.5
Nautical miles
104.5
Bearing from Augusta-Richmond County
104.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at North Charleston
105.5°
Bearing from North Charleston
285.5° WNW

Halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and North Charleston

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.145729, -81.066639 (33°08'44.62"N 81°03'59.90"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bamberg, SC, with 2,943 residents, 10.9 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 North Charleston 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Augusta-Richmond County has 1.6 times the population of North Charleston. From July 2020 to July 2024, Augusta-Richmond County changed by -0.1% and North Charleston by +9.0%. The trip crosses from Georgia into South Carolina.

  1. 01Augusta-Richmond County, GA201,737 (-0.1%)
  2. 02North Charleston, SC126,005 (+9.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Augusta-Richmond County from North Charleston?

120.2 miles, 193.5 km or 104.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is North Charleston from Augusta-Richmond County?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Augusta-Richmond County on a bearing of 104.4° and arrives at North Charleston on 105.5°. The return trip starts on 285.5°.

What is halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and North Charleston?

The midpoint is at 33.145729, -81.066639. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bamberg, SC, 10.9 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Augusta-Richmond County or North Charleston?

Augusta-Richmond County, with 201,737 residents in July 2024 against 126,005 for North Charleston, 1.6 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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