Georgia to Alabama

Distance from Columbus to Mobile

Straight-line distance

228.9mi

Columbus, GA and Mobile, AL are 228.9 miles (368.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (237°).

kilometers
368.4
nautical miles
198.9
heading from Columbus
237° WSW
heading from Mobile
55° NE
ColumbusMobile

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

How far Columbus is from Mobile

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and Mobile is 228.9 miles, 368.4 km or 198.9 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 228.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
228.9
Kilometers
368.4
Nautical miles
198.9
Bearing from Columbus
237.1° WSW
Bearing arriving at Mobile
235.4°
Bearing from Mobile
55.4° NE

Halfway between Columbus and Mobile

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.599376, -86.507385 (31°35'57.75"N 86°30'26.58"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Georgiana, AL, with 1,267 residents, 14.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Columbus uses America/New_York and Mobile uses America/Chicago; Mobile is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Columbus gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Mobile 14 h 08 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 10 h 10 min. Columbus is 1.84° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 1.0 times the population of Mobile. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by -2.5% and Mobile by -2.5%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Alabama.

  1. 01Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
  2. 02Mobile, AL201,367 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbus from Mobile?

228.9 miles, 368.4 km or 198.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mobile from Columbus?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 237.1° and arrives at Mobile on 235.4°. The return trip starts on 55.4°.

What is halfway between Columbus and Mobile?

The midpoint is at 31.599376, -86.507385. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Georgiana, AL, 14.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbus and Mobile?

Columbus uses America/New_York and Mobile uses America/Chicago; Mobile is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Columbus or Mobile?

Columbus, with 201,830 residents in July 2024 against 201,367 for Mobile, 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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