Florida to Georgia

Distance from Jacksonville to Savannah

Straight-line distance

119.4mi

Jacksonville, FL and Savannah, GA are 119.4 miles (192.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Jacksonville, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (13°).

kilometers
192.1
nautical miles
103.7
heading from Jacksonville
13° NNE
heading from Savannah
193° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Jacksonville is from Savannah

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jacksonville and Savannah is 119.4 miles, 192.1 km or 103.7 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 119.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
119.4
Kilometers
192.1
Nautical miles
103.7
Bearing from Jacksonville
13.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at Savannah
13.4°
Bearing from Savannah
193.4° SSW

Halfway between Jacksonville and Savannah

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.177659, -81.431114 (31°10'39.57"N 81°25'52.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brunswick, GA, with 15,520 residents, 3.5 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, Jacksonville gets 14 h 06 min of daylight and Savannah 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 03 min. Savannah is 1.68° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Jacksonville has 6.8 times the population of Savannah. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jacksonville changed by +6.1% and Savannah by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Florida into Georgia.

  1. 01Jacksonville, FL1,009,833 (+6.1%)
  2. 02Savannah, GA148,808 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jacksonville from Savannah?

119.4 miles, 192.1 km or 103.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Savannah from Jacksonville?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Jacksonville on a bearing of 13.2° and arrives at Savannah on 13.4°. The return trip starts on 193.4°.

What is halfway between Jacksonville and Savannah?

The midpoint is at 31.177659, -81.431114. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brunswick, GA, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jacksonville and Savannah?

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

Which is bigger, Jacksonville or Savannah?

Jacksonville, with 1,009,833 residents in July 2024 against 148,808 for Savannah, 6.8 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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