South Carolina to Georgia

Distance from Charleston to Savannah

Straight-line distance

90.7mi

Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA are 90.7 miles (146.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Charleston, the shortest path starts out heading SW (232°).

kilometers
146.0
nautical miles
78.8
heading from Charleston
232° SW
heading from Savannah
52° NE
CharlestonSavannah

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

How far Charleston is from Savannah

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Charleston and Savannah is 90.7 miles, 146.0 km or 78.8 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 90.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
90.7
Kilometers
146.0
Nautical miles
78.8
Bearing from Charleston
232.2° SW
Bearing arriving at Savannah
231.6°
Bearing from Savannah
51.6° NE

Halfway between Charleston and Savannah

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.424478, -80.587447 (32°25'28.12"N 80°35'14.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Port Royal, SC, with 16,507 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 Savannah 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 03 min. Charleston is 0.81° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Charleston has 1.1 times the population of Savannah. From July 2020 to July 2024, Charleston changed by +4.4% and Savannah by +0.9%. The trip crosses from South Carolina into Georgia.

  1. 01Charleston, SC157,665 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Savannah, GA148,808 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Charleston from Savannah?

90.7 miles, 146.0 km or 78.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Savannah from Charleston?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Charleston on a bearing of 232.2° and arrives at Savannah on 231.6°. The return trip starts on 51.6°.

What is halfway between Charleston and Savannah?

The midpoint is at 32.424478, -80.587447. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Port Royal, SC, 8.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Charleston and Savannah?

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

Which is bigger, Charleston or Savannah?

Charleston, with 157,665 residents in July 2024 against 148,808 for Savannah, 1.1 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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