Georgia

Distance from Columbus to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

79.6mi

Columbus, GA and South Fulton, GA are 79.6 miles (128.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (12°).

kilometers
128.1
nautical miles
69.1
heading from Columbus
12° NNE
heading from South Fulton
192° SSW
ColumbusSouth Fulton

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

How far Columbus is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and South Fulton is 79.6 miles, 128.1 km or 69.1 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 79.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
79.6
Kilometers
128.1
Nautical miles
69.1
Bearing from Columbus
12.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
12.3°
Bearing from South Fulton
192.3° SSW

Halfway between Columbus and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.073035, -84.730082 (33°04'22.93"N 84°43'48.30"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hogansville, GA, with 3,222 residents, 11.9 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 South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 9 h 55 min. South Fulton is 1.13° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 1.8 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by -2.5% and South Fulton by +3.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
  2. 02South Fulton, GA112,003 (+3.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbus from South Fulton?

79.6 miles, 128.1 km or 69.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Columbus?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 12.2° and arrives at South Fulton on 12.3°. The return trip starts on 192.3°.

What is halfway between Columbus and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 33.073035, -84.730082. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hogansville, GA, 11.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbus and South Fulton?

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

Which is bigger, Columbus or South Fulton?

Columbus, with 201,830 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 1.8 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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