Georgia

Distance from Augusta-Richmond County to Sandy Springs

Straight-line distance

137.7mi

Augusta-Richmond County, GA and Sandy Springs, GA are 137.7 miles (221.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Augusta-Richmond County, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (287°).

kilometers
221.6
nautical miles
119.7
heading from Augusta-Richmond County
287° WNW
heading from Sandy Springs
106° ESE
Augusta-Richmond CountySandy Springs

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

How far Augusta-Richmond County is from Sandy Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Augusta-Richmond County and Sandy Springs is 137.7 miles, 221.6 km or 119.7 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 137.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
137.7
Kilometers
221.6
Nautical miles
119.7
Bearing from Augusta-Richmond County
287.1° WNW
Bearing arriving at Sandy Springs
285.9°
Bearing from Sandy Springs
105.9° ESE

Halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Sandy Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.653803, -83.217376 (33°39'13.69"N 83°13'2.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Greensboro, GA, with 3,573 residents, 6.5 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 Sandy Springs 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 54 min. Sandy Springs is 0.57° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Augusta-Richmond County has 1.9 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Augusta-Richmond County changed by -0.1% and Sandy Springs by -2.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Augusta-Richmond County, GA201,737 (-0.1%)
  2. 02Sandy Springs, GA105,505 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Augusta-Richmond County from Sandy Springs?

137.7 miles, 221.6 km or 119.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sandy Springs from Augusta-Richmond County?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Augusta-Richmond County on a bearing of 287.1° and arrives at Sandy Springs on 285.9°. The return trip starts on 105.9°.

What is halfway between Augusta-Richmond County and Sandy Springs?

The midpoint is at 33.653803, -83.217376. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Greensboro, GA, 6.5 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Augusta-Richmond County or Sandy Springs?

Augusta-Richmond County, with 201,737 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 1.9 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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