Alabama to Georgia

Distance from Birmingham to Columbus

Straight-line distance

131.7mi

Birmingham, AL and Columbus, GA are 131.7 miles (211.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Birmingham, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (122°).

kilometers
211.9
nautical miles
114.4
heading from Birmingham
122° ESE
heading from Columbus
303° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Birmingham is from Columbus

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Birmingham and Columbus is 131.7 miles, 211.9 km or 114.4 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 131.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
131.7
Kilometers
211.9
Nautical miles
114.4
Bearing from Birmingham
121.7° ESE
Bearing arriving at Columbus
122.8°
Bearing from Columbus
302.8° WNW

Halfway between Birmingham and Columbus

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.022383, -85.830406 (33°01'20.58"N 85°49'49.46"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Alexander City, AL, with 14,439 residents, 9.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Birmingham uses America/Chicago and Columbus uses America/New_York; Columbus is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Birmingham gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Columbus 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 10 h 01 min. Birmingham is 1.02° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 1.0 times the population of Birmingham. From July 2020 to July 2024, Birmingham changed by -2.0% and Columbus by -2.5%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Georgia.

  1. 01Birmingham, AL196,357 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Birmingham from Columbus?

131.7 miles, 211.9 km or 114.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Columbus from Birmingham?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Birmingham on a bearing of 121.7° and arrives at Columbus on 122.8°. The return trip starts on 302.8°.

What is halfway between Birmingham and Columbus?

The midpoint is at 33.022383, -85.830406. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Alexander City, AL, 9.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Birmingham and Columbus?

Birmingham uses America/Chicago and Columbus uses America/New_York; Columbus is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Birmingham or Columbus?

Columbus, with 201,830 residents in July 2024 against 196,357 for Birmingham, 1.0 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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