Georgia to Florida

Distance from Columbus to Tallahassee

Straight-line distance

146.8mi

Columbus, GA and Tallahassee, FL are 146.8 miles (236.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (165°).

kilometers
236.2
nautical miles
127.5
heading from Columbus
165° SSE
heading from Tallahassee
346° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Columbus is from Tallahassee

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and Tallahassee is 146.8 miles, 236.2 km or 127.5 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 146.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
146.8
Kilometers
236.2
Nautical miles
127.5
Bearing from Columbus
165.4° SSE
Bearing arriving at Tallahassee
165.7°
Bearing from Tallahassee
345.7° NNW

Halfway between Columbus and Tallahassee

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.482227, -84.560178 (31°28'56.02"N 84°33'36.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morgan, GA, with 1,826 residents, 4.6 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, Columbus gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Tallahassee 14 h 07 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 10 h 11 min. Columbus is 2.06° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tallahassee has 1.0 times the population of Columbus. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by -2.5% and Tallahassee by +3.6%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Florida.

  1. 01Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
  2. 02Tallahassee, FL205,089 (+3.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbus from Tallahassee?

146.8 miles, 236.2 km or 127.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tallahassee from Columbus?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 165.4° and arrives at Tallahassee on 165.7°. The return trip starts on 345.7°.

What is halfway between Columbus and Tallahassee?

The midpoint is at 31.482227, -84.560178. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morgan, GA, 4.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbus and Tallahassee?

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

Which is bigger, Columbus or Tallahassee?

Tallahassee, with 205,089 residents in July 2024 against 201,830 for Columbus, 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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