Georgia to Florida

Distance from Macon-Bibb County to Tallahassee

Straight-line distance

166.0mi

Macon-Bibb County, GA and Tallahassee, FL are 166.0 miles (267.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Macon-Bibb County, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (192°).

kilometers
267.2
nautical miles
144.3
heading from Macon-Bibb County
192° SSW
heading from Tallahassee
11° NNE
Macon-Bibb CountyTallahassee

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

How far Macon-Bibb County is from Tallahassee

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Macon-Bibb County and Tallahassee is 166.0 miles, 267.2 km or 144.3 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 166.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
166.0
Kilometers
267.2
Nautical miles
144.3
Bearing from Macon-Bibb County
191.6° SSW
Bearing arriving at Tallahassee
191.3°
Bearing from Tallahassee
11.3° NNE

Halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Tallahassee

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.631554, -83.976734 (31°37'53.59"N 83°58'36.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sylvester, GA, with 5,413 residents, 10.9 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 Tallahassee 14 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 11 min. Macon-Bibb County is 2.36° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tallahassee has 1.3 times the population of Macon-Bibb County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Macon-Bibb County changed by +0.0% and Tallahassee by +3.6%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Florida.

  1. 01Macon-Bibb County, GA157,056 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Tallahassee, FL205,089 (+3.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Macon-Bibb County from Tallahassee?

166.0 miles, 267.2 km or 144.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tallahassee from Macon-Bibb County?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Macon-Bibb County on a bearing of 191.6° and arrives at Tallahassee on 191.3°. The return trip starts on 11.3°.

What is halfway between Macon-Bibb County and Tallahassee?

The midpoint is at 31.631554, -83.976734. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sylvester, GA, 10.9 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Macon-Bibb County or Tallahassee?

Tallahassee, with 205,089 residents in July 2024 against 157,056 for Macon-Bibb County, 1.3 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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