Alabama to Georgia

Distance from Huntsville to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

140.4mi

Huntsville, AL and South Fulton, GA are 140.4 miles (225.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntsville, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (121°).

kilometers
225.9
nautical miles
122.0
heading from Huntsville
121° ESE
heading from South Fulton
302° WNW
HuntsvilleSouth Fulton

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

How far Huntsville is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntsville and South Fulton is 140.4 miles, 225.9 km or 122.0 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 140.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
140.4
Kilometers
225.9
Nautical miles
122.0
Bearing from Huntsville
120.9° ESE
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
122.1°
Bearing from South Fulton
302.1° WNW

Halfway between Huntsville and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.171142, -85.623465 (34°10'16.11"N 85°37'24.47"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Centre, AL, with 3,845 residents, 3.0 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 South Fulton uses America/New_York; South Fulton is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Huntsville gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 55 min. Huntsville is 1.06° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Huntsville has 2.1 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntsville changed by +6.5% and South Fulton by +3.5%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Georgia.

  1. 01Huntsville, AL230,402 (+6.5%)
  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 Huntsville from South Fulton?

140.4 miles, 225.9 km or 122.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Huntsville?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Huntsville on a bearing of 120.9° and arrives at South Fulton on 122.1°. The return trip starts on 302.1°.

What is halfway between Huntsville and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 34.171142, -85.623465. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Centre, AL, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Huntsville and South Fulton?

Huntsville uses America/Chicago and South Fulton uses America/New_York; South Fulton is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Huntsville or South Fulton?

Huntsville, with 230,402 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 2.1 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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