Alabama to Florida

Distance from Mobile to Tallahassee

Straight-line distance

229.9mi

Mobile, AL and Tallahassee, FL are 229.9 miles (369.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Mobile, the shortest path starts out heading E (93°).

kilometers
369.9
nautical miles
199.7
heading from Mobile
93° E
heading from Tallahassee
275° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Mobile is from Tallahassee

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Mobile and Tallahassee is 229.9 miles, 369.9 km or 199.7 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 229.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
229.9
Kilometers
369.9
Nautical miles
199.7
Bearing from Mobile
92.7° E
Bearing arriving at Tallahassee
94.7°
Bearing from Tallahassee
274.7° W

Halfway between Mobile and Tallahassee

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.575054, -86.177966 (30°34'30.19"N 86°10'40.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Freeport, FL, with 7,234 residents, 6.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Mobile uses America/Chicago and Tallahassee uses America/New_York; Tallahassee is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Mobile gets 14 h 08 min of daylight and Tallahassee 14 h 07 min; on December 21, 10 h 10 min and 10 h 11 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Tallahassee has 1.0 times the population of Mobile. From July 2020 to July 2024, Mobile changed by -2.5% and Tallahassee by +3.6%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Florida.

  1. 01Mobile, AL201,367 (-2.5%)
  2. 02Tallahassee, FL205,089 (+3.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Mobile from Tallahassee?

229.9 miles, 369.9 km or 199.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tallahassee from Mobile?

E. The great-circle path leaves Mobile on a bearing of 92.7° and arrives at Tallahassee on 94.7°. The return trip starts on 274.7°.

What is halfway between Mobile and Tallahassee?

The midpoint is at 30.575054, -86.177966. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Freeport, FL, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Mobile and Tallahassee?

Mobile uses America/Chicago and Tallahassee uses America/New_York; Tallahassee is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Mobile or Tallahassee?

Tallahassee, with 205,089 residents in July 2024 against 201,367 for Mobile, 1.0 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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