South Carolina to Georgia

Distance from North Charleston to Savannah

Straight-line distance

90.6mi

North Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA are 90.6 miles (145.9 km) apart in a straight line. From North Charleston, the shortest path starts out heading SW (227°).

kilometers
145.9
nautical miles
78.8
heading from North Charleston
227° SW
heading from Savannah
46° NE
North CharlestonSavannah

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

How far North Charleston is from Savannah

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of North Charleston and Savannah is 90.6 miles, 145.9 km or 78.8 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 90.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
90.6
Kilometers
145.9
Nautical miles
78.8
Bearing from North Charleston
227.0° SW
Bearing arriving at Savannah
226.4°
Bearing from Savannah
46.4° NE

Halfway between North Charleston and Savannah

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.469215, -80.633577 (32°28'9.17"N 80°38'0.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Beaufort, SC, with 14,334 residents, 5.2 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, North Charleston gets 14 h 20 min of daylight and Savannah 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 03 min. North Charleston is 0.90° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Savannah has 1.2 times the population of North Charleston. From July 2020 to July 2024, North Charleston changed by +9.0% and Savannah by +0.9%. The trip crosses from South Carolina into Georgia.

  1. 01North Charleston, SC126,005 (+9.0%)
  2. 02Savannah, GA148,808 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is North Charleston from Savannah?

90.6 miles, 145.9 km or 78.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Savannah from North Charleston?

SW. The great-circle path leaves North Charleston on a bearing of 227.0° and arrives at Savannah on 226.4°. The return trip starts on 46.4°.

What is halfway between North Charleston and Savannah?

The midpoint is at 32.469215, -80.633577. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Beaufort, SC, 5.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between North Charleston and Savannah?

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

Which is bigger, North Charleston or Savannah?

Savannah, with 148,808 residents in July 2024 against 126,005 for North Charleston, 1.2 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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