How far is Savannah from the ocean?
Savannah is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 9.6 miles (16 km) away in a straight line.
To the coast
9.6 miles
16 km · straight line
Nearest land border
665 miles
with Canada
Setting
Near the coast
636th farthest from the ocean of 861 cities
SavannahNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the ocean?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Savannah at a glance
- Coordinates
- 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W
- Region
- Georgia, United States
- Distance to the coast
- 9.6 miles (16 km), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 31.9928° N, 80.9750° W
- Nearest land border
- 665 miles (1,071 km), with Canada
- Among United States's cities
- 221st farthest from the ocean of the 300 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | United States | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| North Charleston | United States | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Jacksonville | United States | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Columbia | United States | 103 miles (166 km) |
| Gainesville | United States | 43 miles (70 km) |
| Athens | United States | 188 miles (303 km) |
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Questions
How far is Savannah from the ocean?
Savannah is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 9.6 miles (16 km) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 9.6 miles (16 km) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Savannah from the nearest border?
Savannah is 665 miles (1,071 km) from the nearest land border, with Canada, in a straight line.
Where in Savannah is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (32.0835° N, 81.0998° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.