Alabama to Georgia
Distance from Huntsville to Sandy Springs
Straight-line distance
141.9mi
Huntsville, AL and Sandy Springs, GA are 141.9 miles (228.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntsville, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (111°).
- kilometers
- 228.4
- nautical miles
- 123.3
- heading from Huntsville
- 111° ESE
- heading from Sandy Springs
- 293° WNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Huntsville is from Sandy Springs
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntsville and Sandy Springs is 141.9 miles, 228.4 km or 123.3 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 141.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 141.9
- Kilometers
- 228.4
- Nautical miles
- 123.3
- Bearing from Huntsville
- 111.2° ESE
- Bearing arriving at Sandy Springs
- 112.5°
- Bearing from Sandy Springs
- 292.5° WNW
Halfway between Huntsville and Sandy Springs
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.320011, -85.517533 (34°19'12.04"N 85°31'3.12"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cedar Bluff, AL, with 1,932 residents, 8.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Huntsville uses America/Chicago and Sandy Springs uses America/New_York; Sandy Springs is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Huntsville gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Sandy Springs 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 54 min. Huntsville is 0.77° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Huntsville has 2.2 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntsville changed by +6.5% and Sandy Springs by -2.5%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Georgia.
- 01Huntsville, AL230,402 (+6.5%)
- 02Sandy Springs, GA105,505 (-2.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Huntsville from Sandy Springs?
141.9 miles, 228.4 km or 123.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Sandy Springs from Huntsville?
ESE. The great-circle path leaves Huntsville on a bearing of 111.2° and arrives at Sandy Springs on 112.5°. The return trip starts on 292.5°.
What is halfway between Huntsville and Sandy Springs?
The midpoint is at 34.320011, -85.517533. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cedar Bluff, AL, 8.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Huntsville and Sandy Springs?
Huntsville uses America/Chicago and Sandy Springs uses America/New_York; Sandy Springs is 1 hour ahead all year.
Which is bigger, Huntsville or Sandy Springs?
Huntsville, with 230,402 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 2.2 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.