Mississippi to Alabama

Distance from Jackson to Tuscaloosa

Straight-line distance

168.4mi

Jackson, MS and Tuscaloosa, AL are 168.4 miles (271.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Jackson, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (67°).

kilometers
271.0
nautical miles
146.3
heading from Jackson
67° ENE
heading from Tuscaloosa
249° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Jackson is from Tuscaloosa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jackson and Tuscaloosa is 168.4 miles, 271.0 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 168.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
168.4
Kilometers
271.0
Nautical miles
146.3
Bearing from Jackson
67.1° ENE
Bearing arriving at Tuscaloosa
68.6°
Bearing from Tuscaloosa
248.6° WSW

Halfway between Jackson and Tuscaloosa

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.782257, -88.877479 (32°46'56.13"N 88°52'38.92"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Philadelphia, MS, with 6,938 residents, 14.2 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 Tuscaloosa 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 9 h 57 min. Tuscaloosa is 0.92° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Jackson has 1.2 times the population of Tuscaloosa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jackson changed by -7.6% and Tuscaloosa by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Mississippi into Alabama.

  1. 01Jackson, MS141,449 (-7.6%)
  2. 02Tuscaloosa, AL114,288 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jackson from Tuscaloosa?

168.4 miles, 271.0 km or 146.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tuscaloosa from Jackson?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Jackson on a bearing of 67.1° and arrives at Tuscaloosa on 68.6°. The return trip starts on 248.6°.

What is halfway between Jackson and Tuscaloosa?

The midpoint is at 32.782257, -88.877479. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Philadelphia, MS, 14.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jackson and Tuscaloosa?

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

Which is bigger, Jackson or Tuscaloosa?

Jackson, with 141,449 residents in July 2024 against 114,288 for Tuscaloosa, 1.2 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.

  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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