Tennessee to Georgia

Distance from Chattanooga to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

105.9mi

Chattanooga, TN and South Fulton, GA are 105.9 miles (170.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Chattanooga, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (159°).

kilometers
170.4
nautical miles
92.0
heading from Chattanooga
159° SSE
heading from South Fulton
339° NNW
ChattanoogaSouth Fulton

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

How far Chattanooga is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chattanooga and South Fulton is 105.9 miles, 170.4 km or 92.0 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 105.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
105.9
Kilometers
170.4
Nautical miles
92.0
Bearing from Chattanooga
158.8° SSE
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
159.2°
Bearing from South Fulton
339.2° NNW

Halfway between Chattanooga and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.351299, -84.913063 (34°21'4.68"N 84°54'47.03"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Adairsville, GA, with 5,029 residents, 1.4 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, Chattanooga gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 55 min. Chattanooga is 1.43° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Chattanooga has 1.7 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chattanooga changed by +5.1% and South Fulton by +3.5%. The trip crosses from Tennessee into Georgia.

  1. 01Chattanooga, TN191,496 (+5.1%)
  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 Chattanooga from South Fulton?

105.9 miles, 170.4 km or 92.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Chattanooga?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Chattanooga on a bearing of 158.8° and arrives at South Fulton on 159.2°. The return trip starts on 339.2°.

What is halfway between Chattanooga and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 34.351299, -84.913063. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Adairsville, GA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chattanooga and South Fulton?

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

Which is bigger, Chattanooga or South Fulton?

Chattanooga, with 191,496 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 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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