South Carolina to Georgia

Distance from Columbia to Savannah

Straight-line distance

140.8mi

Columbia, SC and Savannah, GA are 140.8 miles (226.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading S (187°).

kilometers
226.5
nautical miles
122.3
heading from Columbia
187° S
heading from Savannah
7° N
ColumbiaSavannah

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

How far Columbia is from Savannah

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and Savannah is 140.8 miles, 226.5 km or 122.3 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 140.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
140.8
Kilometers
226.5
Nautical miles
122.3
Bearing from Columbia
186.9° S
Bearing arriving at Savannah
186.8°
Bearing from Savannah
6.8° N

Halfway between Columbia and Savannah

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.029334, -81.052966 (33°01'45.60"N 81°03'10.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hampton, SC, with 2,602 residents, 11.6 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 Savannah 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 10 h 03 min. Columbia is 2.02° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Savannah has 1.0 times the population of Columbia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +6.3% and Savannah by +0.9%. The trip crosses from South Carolina into Georgia.

  1. 01Columbia, SC144,788 (+6.3%)
  2. 02Savannah, GA148,808 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from Savannah?

140.8 miles, 226.5 km or 122.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Savannah from Columbia?

S. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 186.9° and arrives at Savannah on 186.8°. The return trip starts on 6.8°.

What is halfway between Columbia and Savannah?

The midpoint is at 33.029334, -81.052966. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hampton, SC, 11.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbia and Savannah?

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

Which is bigger, Columbia or Savannah?

Savannah, with 148,808 residents in July 2024 against 144,788 for Columbia, 1.0 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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