Alabama to Georgia

Distance from Montgomery to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

132.0mi

Montgomery, AL and South Fulton, GA are 132.0 miles (212.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Montgomery, the shortest path starts out heading NE (47°).

kilometers
212.5
nautical miles
114.7
heading from Montgomery
47° NE
heading from South Fulton
228° SW
MontgomerySouth Fulton

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

How far Montgomery is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Montgomery and South Fulton is 132.0 miles, 212.5 km or 114.7 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 132.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
132.0
Kilometers
212.5
Nautical miles
114.7
Bearing from Montgomery
47.2° NE
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
48.1°
Bearing from South Fulton
228.1° SW

Halfway between Montgomery and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.994925, -85.431491 (32°59'41.73"N 85°25'53.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Fayette, AL, with 2,603 residents, 6.8 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 South Fulton uses America/New_York; South Fulton is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Montgomery gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 9 h 55 min. South Fulton is 1.29° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Montgomery has 1.7 times the population of South Fulton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Montgomery changed by -2.1% and South Fulton by +3.5%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Georgia.

  1. 01Montgomery, AL195,818 (-2.1%)
  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 Montgomery from South Fulton?

132.0 miles, 212.5 km or 114.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Montgomery?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Montgomery on a bearing of 47.2° and arrives at South Fulton on 48.1°. The return trip starts on 228.1°.

What is halfway between Montgomery and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 32.994925, -85.431491. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Fayette, AL, 6.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Montgomery and South Fulton?

Montgomery uses America/Chicago and South Fulton uses America/New_York; South Fulton is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Montgomery or South Fulton?

Montgomery, with 195,818 residents in July 2024 against 112,003 for South Fulton, 1.7 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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