Alabama to Georgia

Distance from Montgomery to Sandy Springs

Straight-line distance

155.0mi

Montgomery, AL and Sandy Springs, GA are 155.0 miles (249.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Montgomery, the shortest path starts out heading NE (45°).

kilometers
249.4
nautical miles
134.7
heading from Montgomery
45° NE
heading from Sandy Springs
226° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Montgomery is from Sandy Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Montgomery and Sandy Springs is 155.0 miles, 249.4 km or 134.7 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 155.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
155.0
Kilometers
249.4
Nautical miles
134.7
Bearing from Montgomery
44.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Sandy Springs
45.6°
Bearing from Sandy Springs
225.6° SW

Halfway between Montgomery and Sandy Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.143599, -85.326662 (33°08'36.96"N 85°19'35.98"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Roanoke, AL, with 5,424 residents, 2.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Montgomery uses America/Chicago and Sandy Springs uses America/New_York; Sandy Springs is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Montgomery gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Sandy Springs 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 9 h 54 min. Sandy Springs is 1.58° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Montgomery has 1.9 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Montgomery changed by -2.1% and Sandy Springs by -2.5%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Georgia.

  1. 01Montgomery, AL195,818 (-2.1%)
  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 Montgomery from Sandy Springs?

155.0 miles, 249.4 km or 134.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sandy Springs from Montgomery?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Montgomery on a bearing of 44.6° and arrives at Sandy Springs on 45.6°. The return trip starts on 225.6°.

What is halfway between Montgomery and Sandy Springs?

The midpoint is at 33.143599, -85.326662. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Roanoke, AL, 2.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Montgomery and Sandy Springs?

Montgomery uses America/Chicago and Sandy Springs uses America/New_York; Sandy Springs is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Montgomery or Sandy Springs?

Montgomery, with 195,818 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 1.9 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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