North Carolina to South Carolina

Distance from Fayetteville to North Charleston

Straight-line distance

162.1mi

Fayetteville, NC and North Charleston, SC are 162.1 miles (260.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Fayetteville, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (203°).

kilometers
260.9
nautical miles
140.9
heading from Fayetteville
203° SSW
heading from North Charleston
22° NNE
FayettevilleNorth Charleston

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

How far Fayetteville is from North Charleston

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fayetteville and North Charleston is 162.1 miles, 260.9 km or 140.9 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 162.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
162.1
Kilometers
260.9
Nautical miles
140.9
Bearing from Fayetteville
203.0° SSW
Bearing arriving at North Charleston
202.4°
Bearing from North Charleston
22.4° NNE

Halfway between Fayetteville and North Charleston

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.001555, -79.526206 (34°00'5.60"N 79°31'34.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pamplico, SC, with 1,061 residents, 2.6 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, Fayetteville gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and North Charleston 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 59 min. Fayetteville is 2.16° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fayetteville has 1.7 times the population of North Charleston. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fayetteville changed by -0.7% and North Charleston by +9.0%. The trip crosses from North Carolina into South Carolina.

  1. 01Fayetteville, NC209,496 (-0.7%)
  2. 02North Charleston, SC126,005 (+9.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fayetteville from North Charleston?

162.1 miles, 260.9 km or 140.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is North Charleston from Fayetteville?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Fayetteville on a bearing of 203.0° and arrives at North Charleston on 202.4°. The return trip starts on 22.4°.

What is halfway between Fayetteville and North Charleston?

The midpoint is at 34.001555, -79.526206. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pamplico, SC, 2.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fayetteville and North Charleston?

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

Which is bigger, Fayetteville or North Charleston?

Fayetteville, with 209,496 residents in July 2024 against 126,005 for North Charleston, 1.7 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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