South Carolina to North Carolina

Distance from Charleston to Fayetteville

Straight-line distance

166.0mi

Charleston, SC and Fayetteville, NC are 166.0 miles (267.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Charleston, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (20°).

kilometers
267.1
nautical miles
144.2
heading from Charleston
20° NNE
heading from Fayetteville
200° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Charleston is from Fayetteville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Charleston and Fayetteville is 166.0 miles, 267.1 km or 144.2 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 166.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
166.0
Kilometers
267.1
Nautical miles
144.2
Bearing from Charleston
19.9° NNE
Bearing arriving at Fayetteville
20.5°
Bearing from Fayetteville
200.5° SSW

Halfway between Charleston and Fayetteville

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.956409, -79.479822 (33°57'23.07"N 79°28'47.36"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pamplico, SC, with 1,061 residents, 5.8 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 Fayetteville 14 h 31 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 48 min. Fayetteville is 2.25° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fayetteville has 1.3 times the population of Charleston. From July 2020 to July 2024, Charleston changed by +4.4% and Fayetteville by -0.7%. The trip crosses from South Carolina into North Carolina.

  1. 01Charleston, SC157,665 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Fayetteville, NC209,496 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Charleston from Fayetteville?

166.0 miles, 267.1 km or 144.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fayetteville from Charleston?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Charleston on a bearing of 19.9° and arrives at Fayetteville on 20.5°. The return trip starts on 200.5°.

What is halfway between Charleston and Fayetteville?

The midpoint is at 33.956409, -79.479822. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pamplico, SC, 5.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Charleston and Fayetteville?

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

Which is bigger, Charleston or Fayetteville?

Fayetteville, with 209,496 residents in July 2024 against 157,665 for Charleston, 1.3 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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