South Carolina to North Carolina

Distance from Columbia to Fayetteville

Straight-line distance

131.4mi

Columbia, SC and Fayetteville, NC are 131.4 miles (211.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading NE (56°).

kilometers
211.5
nautical miles
114.2
heading from Columbia
56° NE
heading from Fayetteville
237° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Columbia is from Fayetteville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and Fayetteville is 131.4 miles, 211.5 km or 114.2 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 131.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
131.4
Kilometers
211.5
Nautical miles
114.2
Bearing from Columbia
56.2° NE
Bearing arriving at Fayetteville
57.3°
Bearing from Fayetteville
237.3° WSW

Halfway between Columbia and Fayetteville

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.565457, -79.945855 (34°33'55.64"N 79°56'45.08"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cheraw, SC, with 4,946 residents, 9.3 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, Columbia gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Fayetteville 14 h 31 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 48 min. Fayetteville is 1.04° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fayetteville has 1.4 times the population of Columbia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +6.3% and Fayetteville by -0.7%. The trip crosses from South Carolina into North Carolina.

  1. 01Columbia, SC144,788 (+6.3%)
  2. 02Fayetteville, NC209,496 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from Fayetteville?

131.4 miles, 211.5 km or 114.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fayetteville from Columbia?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 56.2° and arrives at Fayetteville on 57.3°. The return trip starts on 237.3°.

What is halfway between Columbia and Fayetteville?

The midpoint is at 34.565457, -79.945855. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cheraw, SC, 9.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbia and Fayetteville?

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

Which is bigger, Columbia or Fayetteville?

Fayetteville, with 209,496 residents in July 2024 against 144,788 for Columbia, 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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