Alabama

Distance from Birmingham to Tuscaloosa

Straight-line distance

46.8mi

Birmingham, AL and Tuscaloosa, AL are 46.8 miles (75.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Birmingham, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (245°).

kilometers
75.3
nautical miles
40.7
heading from Birmingham
245° WSW
heading from Tuscaloosa
64° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Birmingham is from Tuscaloosa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa is 46.8 miles, 75.3 km or 40.7 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 46.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
46.8
Kilometers
75.3
Nautical miles
40.7
Bearing from Birmingham
244.6° WSW
Bearing arriving at Tuscaloosa
244.2°
Bearing from Tuscaloosa
64.2° ENE

Halfway between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.381336, -87.163266 (33°22'52.81"N 87°09'47.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lake View, AL, with 3,905 residents, 6.6 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Birmingham gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Tuscaloosa 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Birmingham has 1.7 times the population of Tuscaloosa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Birmingham changed by -2.0% and Tuscaloosa by +8.2%. Both are in Alabama.

  1. 01Birmingham, AL196,357 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Tuscaloosa, AL114,288 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Birmingham from Tuscaloosa?

46.8 miles, 75.3 km or 40.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tuscaloosa from Birmingham?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Birmingham on a bearing of 244.6° and arrives at Tuscaloosa on 244.2°. The return trip starts on 64.2°.

What is halfway between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa?

The midpoint is at 33.381336, -87.163266. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lake View, AL, 6.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa?

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

Which is bigger, Birmingham or Tuscaloosa?

Birmingham, with 196,357 residents in July 2024 against 114,288 for Tuscaloosa, 1.7 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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