Mississippi to Alabama

Distance from Jackson to Mobile

Straight-line distance

168.3mi

Jackson, MS and Mobile, AL are 168.3 miles (270.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Jackson, the shortest path starts out heading SE (132°).

kilometers
270.9
nautical miles
146.3
heading from Jackson
132° SE
heading from Mobile
313° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Jackson is from Mobile

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jackson and Mobile is 168.3 miles, 270.9 km or 146.3 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 168.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
168.3
Kilometers
270.9
Nautical miles
146.3
Bearing from Jackson
132.0° SE
Bearing arriving at Mobile
133.1°
Bearing from Mobile
313.1° NW

Halfway between Jackson and Mobile

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.496306, -89.151078 (31°29'46.70"N 89°09'3.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ellisville, MS, with 4,434 residents, 7.8 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Jackson gets 14 h 16 min of daylight and Mobile 14 h 08 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 10 h 10 min. Jackson is 1.65° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Mobile has 1.4 times the population of Jackson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jackson changed by -7.6% and Mobile by -2.5%. The trip crosses from Mississippi into Alabama.

  1. 01Jackson, MS141,449 (-7.6%)
  2. 02Mobile, AL201,367 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jackson from Mobile?

168.3 miles, 270.9 km or 146.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mobile from Jackson?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Jackson on a bearing of 132.0° and arrives at Mobile on 133.1°. The return trip starts on 313.1°.

What is halfway between Jackson and Mobile?

The midpoint is at 31.496306, -89.151078. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ellisville, MS, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jackson and Mobile?

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

Which is bigger, Jackson or Mobile?

Mobile, with 201,367 residents in July 2024 against 141,449 for Jackson, 1.4 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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