Florida to Georgia

Distance from Palm Coast to Savannah

Straight-line distance

171.5mi

Palm Coast, FL and Savannah, GA are 171.5 miles (275.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Palm Coast, the shortest path starts out heading N (1°).

kilometers
275.9
nautical miles
149.0
heading from Palm Coast
1° N
heading from Savannah
181° S
Palm CoastSavannah

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

How far Palm Coast is from Savannah

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Palm Coast and Savannah is 171.5 miles, 275.9 km or 149.0 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 171.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
171.5
Kilometers
275.9
Nautical miles
149.0
Bearing from Palm Coast
0.9° N
Bearing arriving at Savannah
0.9°
Bearing from Savannah
180.9° S

Halfway between Palm Coast and Savannah

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.777402, -81.219847 (30°46'38.65"N 81°13'11.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fernandina Beach, FL, with 13,672 residents, 16.0 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, Palm Coast gets 14 h 03 min of daylight and Savannah 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 10 h 15 min and 10 h 03 min. Savannah is 2.48° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Savannah has 1.4 times the population of Palm Coast. From July 2020 to July 2024, Palm Coast changed by +19.0% and Savannah by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Florida into Georgia.

  1. 01Palm Coast, FL106,729 (+19.0%)
  2. 02Savannah, GA148,808 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Palm Coast from Savannah?

171.5 miles, 275.9 km or 149.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Savannah from Palm Coast?

N. The great-circle path leaves Palm Coast on a bearing of 0.9° and arrives at Savannah on 0.9°. The return trip starts on 180.9°.

What is halfway between Palm Coast and Savannah?

The midpoint is at 30.777402, -81.219847. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fernandina Beach, FL, 16.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Palm Coast and Savannah?

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

Which is bigger, Palm Coast or Savannah?

Savannah, with 148,808 residents in July 2024 against 106,729 for Palm Coast, 1.4 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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