Georgia

Distance from Macon-Bibb County to Savannah

Straight-line distance

155.6mi

Macon-Bibb County, GA and Savannah, GA are 155.6 miles (250.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Macon-Bibb County, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (110°).

kilometers
250.4
nautical miles
135.2
heading from Macon-Bibb County
110° ESE
heading from Savannah
291° WNW
Macon-Bibb CountySavannah

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

How far Macon-Bibb County is from Savannah

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Macon-Bibb County and Savannah is 155.6 miles, 250.4 km or 135.2 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 155.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
155.6
Kilometers
250.4
Nautical miles
135.2
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
109.9° ESE
Bearing arriving at Savannah
111.2°
Bearing from Savannah
291.2° WNW

Halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Savannah

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.419659, -82.439826 (32°25'10.77"N 82°26'23.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Soperton, GA, with 2,933 residents, 9.4 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 Savannah 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 03 min. Macon-Bibb County is 0.79° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Macon-Bibb County has 1.1 times the population of Savannah. From July 2020 to July 2024, Macon-Bibb County changed by +0.0% and Savannah by +0.9%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Macon-Bibb County, GA157,056 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Savannah, GA148,808 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Macon-Bibb County from Savannah?

155.6 miles, 250.4 km or 135.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Savannah from Macon-Bibb County?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Macon-Bibb County on a bearing of 109.9° and arrives at Savannah on 111.2°. The return trip starts on 291.2°.

What is halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Savannah?

The midpoint is at 32.419659, -82.439826. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Soperton, GA, 9.4 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Macon-Bibb County or Savannah?

Macon-Bibb County, with 157,056 residents in July 2024 against 148,808 for Savannah, 1.1 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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