Georgia

Distance from Sandy Springs to South Fulton

Straight-line distance

23.9mi

Sandy Springs, GA and South Fulton, GA are 23.9 miles (38.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Sandy Springs, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (211°).

kilometers
38.4
nautical miles
20.7
heading from Sandy Springs
211° SSW
heading from South Fulton
31° NNE
Sandy SpringsSouth Fulton

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

How far Sandy Springs is from South Fulton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Sandy Springs and South Fulton is 23.9 miles, 38.4 km or 20.7 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 23.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
23.9
Kilometers
38.4
Nautical miles
20.7
Bearing from Sandy Springs
211.1° SSW
Bearing arriving at South Fulton
211.0°
Bearing from South Fulton
31.0° NNE

Halfway between Sandy Springs and South Fulton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.783646, -84.476335 (33°47'1.13"N 84°28'34.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Atlanta, GA, with 520,070 residents, 3.4 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, Sandy Springs gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and South Fulton 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

South Fulton has 1.1 times the population of Sandy Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Sandy Springs changed by -2.5% and South Fulton by +3.5%. Both are in Georgia.

  1. 01Sandy Springs, GA105,505 (-2.5%)
  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 Sandy Springs from South Fulton?

23.9 miles, 38.4 km or 20.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Fulton from Sandy Springs?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Sandy Springs on a bearing of 211.1° and arrives at South Fulton on 211.0°. The return trip starts on 31.0°.

What is halfway between Sandy Springs and South Fulton?

The midpoint is at 33.783646, -84.476335. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Atlanta, GA, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Sandy Springs and South Fulton?

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

Which is bigger, Sandy Springs or South Fulton?

South Fulton, with 112,003 residents in July 2024 against 105,505 for Sandy Springs, 1.1 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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