Georgia to Alabama

Distance from Columbus to Tuscaloosa

Straight-line distance

161.9mi

Columbus, GA and Tuscaloosa, AL are 161.9 miles (260.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbus, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (289°).

kilometers
260.6
nautical miles
140.7
heading from Columbus
289° WNW
heading from Tuscaloosa
107° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Columbus is from Tuscaloosa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbus and Tuscaloosa is 161.9 miles, 260.6 km or 140.7 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 161.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
161.9
Kilometers
260.6
Nautical miles
140.7
Bearing from Columbus
288.7° WNW
Bearing arriving at Tuscaloosa
287.3°
Bearing from Tuscaloosa
107.3° ESE

Halfway between Columbus and Tuscaloosa

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.879303, -86.196181 (32°52'45.49"N 86°11'46.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Goodwater, AL, with 1,255 residents, 15.0 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 Tuscaloosa uses America/Chicago; Tuscaloosa is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Columbus gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Tuscaloosa 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 9 h 57 min. Tuscaloosa is 0.72° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbus has 1.8 times the population of Tuscaloosa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbus changed by -2.5% and Tuscaloosa by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Alabama.

  1. 01Columbus, GA201,830 (-2.5%)
  2. 02Tuscaloosa, AL114,288 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbus from Tuscaloosa?

161.9 miles, 260.6 km or 140.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tuscaloosa from Columbus?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Columbus on a bearing of 288.7° and arrives at Tuscaloosa on 287.3°. The return trip starts on 107.3°.

What is halfway between Columbus and Tuscaloosa?

The midpoint is at 32.879303, -86.196181. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Goodwater, AL, 15.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbus and Tuscaloosa?

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

Which is bigger, Columbus or Tuscaloosa?

Columbus, with 201,830 residents in July 2024 against 114,288 for Tuscaloosa, 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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