Alabama to Georgia

Distance from Birmingham to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

127.6mi

Birmingham, AL and South Fulton, GA are 127.6 miles (205.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Birmingham, the shortest path starts out heading E (86°).

kilometers
205.4
nautical miles
110.9
heading from Birmingham
86° E
heading from South Fulton
267° W
BirminghamSouth Fulton

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

How far Birmingham is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Birmingham and South Fulton is 127.6 miles, 205.4 km or 110.9 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 127.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
127.6
Kilometers
205.4
Nautical miles
110.9
Bearing from Birmingham
86.0° E
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
87.2°
Bearing from South Fulton
267.2° W

Halfway between Birmingham and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.586377, -85.690896 (33°35'10.96"N 85°41'27.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Heflin, AL, with 3,557 residents, 8.1 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 South Fulton uses America/New_York; South Fulton is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Birmingham gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Birmingham has 1.8 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Birmingham changed by -2.0% and South Fulton by +3.5%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Georgia.

  1. 01Birmingham, AL196,357 (-2.0%)
  2. 02South Fulton, GA112,003 (+3.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Birmingham from South Fulton?

127.6 miles, 205.4 km or 110.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Birmingham?

E. The great-circle path leaves Birmingham on a bearing of 86.0° and arrives at South Fulton on 87.2°. The return trip starts on 267.2°.

What is halfway between Birmingham and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 33.586377, -85.690896. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Heflin, AL, 8.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Birmingham and South Fulton?

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

Which is bigger, Birmingham or South Fulton?

Birmingham, with 196,357 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 1.8 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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