Georgia to Alabama

Distance from Macon-Bibb County to Montgomery

Straight-line distance

153.2mi

Macon-Bibb County, GA and Montgomery, AL are 153.2 miles (246.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Macon-Bibb County, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (259°).

kilometers
246.5
nautical miles
133.1
heading from Macon-Bibb County
259° WSW
heading from Montgomery
77° ENE
Macon-Bibb CountyMontgomery

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

How far Macon-Bibb County is from Montgomery

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Macon-Bibb County and Montgomery is 153.2 miles, 246.5 km or 133.1 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 153.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
153.2
Kilometers
246.5
Nautical miles
133.1
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
258.7° WSW
Bearing arriving at Montgomery
257.3°
Bearing from Montgomery
77.3° ENE

Halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Montgomery

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.585305, -84.984004 (32°35'7.10"N 84°59'2.42"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Smiths Station, AL, with 5,583 residents, 8.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Macon-Bibb County uses America/New_York and Montgomery uses America/Chicago; Montgomery is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Macon-Bibb County gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Montgomery 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 02 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Montgomery has 1.2 times the population of Macon-Bibb County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Macon-Bibb County changed by +0.0% and Montgomery by -2.1%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Alabama.

  1. 01Macon-Bibb County, GA157,056 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Montgomery, AL195,818 (-2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Macon-Bibb County from Montgomery?

153.2 miles, 246.5 km or 133.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Montgomery from Macon-Bibb County?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Macon-Bibb County on a bearing of 258.7° and arrives at Montgomery on 257.3°. The return trip starts on 77.3°.

What is halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Montgomery?

The midpoint is at 32.585305, -84.984004. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Smiths Station, AL, 8.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Macon-Bibb County and Montgomery?

Macon-Bibb County uses America/New_York and Montgomery uses America/Chicago; Montgomery is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Macon-Bibb County or Montgomery?

Montgomery, with 195,818 residents in July 2024 against 157,056 for Macon-Bibb County, 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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