Georgia

Distance from Columbus to Sandy Springs

Straight-line distance

102.5mi

Columbus, GA and Sandy Springs, GA are 102.5 miles (164.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (16°).

kilometers
164.9
nautical miles
89.0
heading from Columbus
16° NNE
heading from Sandy Springs
197° SSW
ColumbusSandy Springs

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

How far Columbus is from Sandy Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and Sandy Springs is 102.5 miles, 164.9 km or 89.0 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 102.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
102.5
Kilometers
164.9
Nautical miles
89.0
Bearing from Columbus
16.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Sandy Springs
16.7°
Bearing from Sandy Springs
196.7° SSW

Halfway between Columbus and Sandy Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.221106, -84.623955 (33°13'15.98"N 84°37'26.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Senoia, GA, with 6,101 residents, 7.2 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, Columbus gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Sandy Springs 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 9 h 54 min. Sandy Springs is 1.42° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 1.9 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by -2.5% and Sandy Springs by -2.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
  2. 02Sandy Springs, GA105,505 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbus from Sandy Springs?

102.5 miles, 164.9 km or 89.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sandy Springs from Columbus?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 16.4° and arrives at Sandy Springs on 16.7°. The return trip starts on 196.7°.

What is halfway between Columbus and Sandy Springs?

The midpoint is at 33.221106, -84.623955. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Senoia, GA, 7.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbus and Sandy Springs?

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

Which is bigger, Columbus or Sandy Springs?

Columbus, with 201,830 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 1.9 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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