South Carolina to North Carolina

Distance from Charleston to Concord

Straight-line distance

181.2mi

Charleston, SC and Concord, NC are 181.2 miles (291.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Charleston, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (348°).

kilometers
291.6
nautical miles
157.4
heading from Charleston
348° NNW
heading from Concord
168° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Charleston is from Concord

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Charleston and Concord is 181.2 miles, 291.6 km or 157.4 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 181.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
181.2
Kilometers
291.6
Nautical miles
157.4
Bearing from Charleston
348.1° NNW
Bearing arriving at Concord
347.7°
Bearing from Concord
167.7° SSE

Halfway between Charleston and Concord

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.110495, -80.299178 (34°06'37.78"N 80°17'57.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bishopville, SC, with 2,880 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

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Charleston gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Concord 14 h 33 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 46 min. Concord is 2.56° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Charleston has 1.4 times the population of Concord. From July 2020 to July 2024, Charleston changed by +4.4% and Concord by +7.1%. The trip crosses from South Carolina into North Carolina.

  1. 01Charleston, SC157,665 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Concord, NC112,395 (+7.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Charleston from Concord?

181.2 miles, 291.6 km or 157.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Concord from Charleston?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Charleston on a bearing of 348.1° and arrives at Concord on 347.7°. The return trip starts on 167.7°.

What is halfway between Charleston and Concord?

The midpoint is at 34.110495, -80.299178. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bishopville, SC, 8.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Charleston and Concord?

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

Which is bigger, Charleston or Concord?

Charleston, with 157,665 residents in July 2024 against 112,395 for Concord, 1.4 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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