Florida

Distance from Jacksonville to Tallahassee

Straight-line distance

154.6mi

Jacksonville, FL and Tallahassee, FL are 154.6 miles (248.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Jacksonville, the shortest path starts out heading W (274°).

kilometers
248.8
nautical miles
134.3
heading from Jacksonville
274° W
heading from Tallahassee
92° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Jacksonville is from Tallahassee

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jacksonville and Tallahassee is 154.6 miles, 248.8 km or 134.3 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 154.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
154.6
Kilometers
248.8
Nautical miles
134.3
Bearing from Jacksonville
273.6° W
Bearing arriving at Tallahassee
272.3°
Bearing from Tallahassee
92.3° E

Halfway between Jacksonville and Tallahassee

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.401591, -82.956177 (30°24'5.73"N 82°57'22.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Jasper, FL, with 3,549 residents, 4.0 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 Tallahassee 14 h 07 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 11 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Jacksonville has 4.9 times the population of Tallahassee. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jacksonville changed by +6.1% and Tallahassee by +3.6%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Jacksonville, FL1,009,833 (+6.1%)
  2. 02Tallahassee, FL205,089 (+3.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jacksonville from Tallahassee?

154.6 miles, 248.8 km or 134.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tallahassee from Jacksonville?

W. The great-circle path leaves Jacksonville on a bearing of 273.6° and arrives at Tallahassee on 272.3°. The return trip starts on 92.3°.

What is halfway between Jacksonville and Tallahassee?

The midpoint is at 30.401591, -82.956177. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Jasper, FL, 4.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jacksonville and Tallahassee?

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

Which is bigger, Jacksonville or Tallahassee?

Jacksonville, with 1,009,833 residents in July 2024 against 205,089 for Tallahassee, 4.9 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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