Georgia

Distance from Macon-Bibb County to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

76.8mi

Macon-Bibb County, GA and South Fulton, GA are 76.8 miles (123.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Macon-Bibb County, the shortest path starts out heading NW (318°).

kilometers
123.7
nautical miles
66.8
heading from Macon-Bibb County
318° NW
heading from South Fulton
138° SE
Macon-Bibb CountySouth Fulton

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

How far Macon-Bibb County is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Macon-Bibb County and South Fulton is 76.8 miles, 123.7 km or 66.8 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 76.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
76.8
Kilometers
123.7
Nautical miles
66.8
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
318.3° NW
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
317.8°
Bearing from South Fulton
137.8° SE

Halfway between Macon-Bibb County and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.223141, -84.136649 (33°13'23.31"N 84°08'11.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Griffin, GA, with 23,994 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

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 South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 55 min. South Fulton is 0.83° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Macon-Bibb County has 1.4 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Macon-Bibb County changed by +0.0% and South Fulton by +3.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Macon-Bibb County, GA157,056 (+0.0%)
  2. 02South Fulton, GA112,003 (+3.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Macon-Bibb County from South Fulton?

76.8 miles, 123.7 km or 66.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Macon-Bibb County?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Macon-Bibb County on a bearing of 318.3° and arrives at South Fulton on 317.8°. The return trip starts on 137.8°.

What is halfway between Macon-Bibb County and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 33.223141, -84.136649. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Griffin, GA, 8.0 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Macon-Bibb County or South Fulton?

Macon-Bibb County, with 157,056 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 1.4 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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