Georgia to Alabama

Distance from Columbus to Montgomery

Straight-line distance

82.0mi

Columbus, GA and Montgomery, AL are 82.0 miles (131.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading W (263°).

kilometers
131.9
nautical miles
71.2
heading from Columbus
263° W
heading from Montgomery
82° E
ColumbusMontgomery

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

How far Columbus is from Montgomery

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and Montgomery is 82.0 miles, 131.9 km or 71.2 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 82.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
82.0
Kilometers
131.9
Nautical miles
71.2
Bearing from Columbus
262.5° W
Bearing arriving at Montgomery
261.8°
Bearing from Montgomery
81.8° E

Halfway between Columbus and Montgomery

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.431265, -85.571724 (32°25'52.55"N 85°34'18.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tuskegee, AL, with 8,653 residents, 6.5 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 Montgomery uses America/Chicago; Montgomery is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Columbus gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Montgomery 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 10 h 02 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Columbus has 1.0 times the population of Montgomery. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by -2.5% and Montgomery by -2.1%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Alabama.

  1. 01Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
  2. 02Montgomery, AL195,818 (-2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbus from Montgomery?

82.0 miles, 131.9 km or 71.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Montgomery from Columbus?

W. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 262.5° and arrives at Montgomery on 261.8°. The return trip starts on 81.8°.

What is halfway between Columbus and Montgomery?

The midpoint is at 32.431265, -85.571724. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tuskegee, AL, 6.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbus and Montgomery?

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

Which is bigger, Columbus or Montgomery?

Columbus, with 201,830 residents in July 2024 against 195,818 for Montgomery, 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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