Georgia

Distance from Macon-Bibb County to Sandy Springs

Straight-line distance

86.8mi

Macon-Bibb County, GA and Sandy Springs, GA are 86.8 miles (139.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Macon-Bibb County, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (334°).

kilometers
139.7
nautical miles
75.4
heading from Macon-Bibb County
334° NNW
heading from Sandy Springs
153° SSE
Macon-Bibb CountySandy Springs

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

How far Macon-Bibb County is from Sandy Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Macon-Bibb County and Sandy Springs is 86.8 miles, 139.7 km or 75.4 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 86.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
86.8
Kilometers
139.7
Nautical miles
75.4
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
333.5° NNW
Bearing arriving at Sandy Springs
333.2°
Bearing from Sandy Springs
153.2° SSE

Halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Sandy Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.370706, -84.029323 (33°22'14.54"N 84°01'45.56"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Locust Grove, GA, with 11,749 residents, 4.5 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, Macon-Bibb County gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Sandy Springs 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 54 min. Sandy Springs is 1.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Macon-Bibb County has 1.5 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Macon-Bibb County changed by +0.0% and Sandy Springs by -2.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Macon-Bibb County, GA157,056 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Sandy Springs, GA105,505 (-2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Macon-Bibb County from Sandy Springs?

86.8 miles, 139.7 km or 75.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sandy Springs from Macon-Bibb County?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Macon-Bibb County on a bearing of 333.5° and arrives at Sandy Springs on 333.2°. The return trip starts on 153.2°.

What is halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Sandy Springs?

The midpoint is at 33.370706, -84.029323. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Locust Grove, GA, 4.5 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Macon-Bibb County or Sandy Springs?

Macon-Bibb County, with 157,056 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 1.5 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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