How far is Fort Morgan, AL from Damascus, AR?

The driving distance from Fort Morgan, AL to Damascus, AR is about 535.6 miles (861.9 km), with a travel time of about 11h 29m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 437.8 miles (704.6 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 22h 58m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT.
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Reverse Route
Quick Snapshot
Road
535.53 mi
11h 29m
Flight
437.8 mi
704.57 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
437.8 mi
Kilometers
704.57 km
Flight Time
00h 52m

Driving Distance

Road route
535.53 mi
Kilometers
861.85 km
Drive Time
11h 29m

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Leave and Arrive Planner

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Drive time stays fixed at 11h 29m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Damascus
Tue, Jun 2, 7:55 PM CDT
Return by in Fort Morgan
Wed, Jun 3, 7:25 AM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Fort Morgan
2026-06-02T08:26
Arrive Damascus
Tue, Jun 2, 7:55 PM CDT
Route Timing
11h 29m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
5:29 PM to 6:59 PM CDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
1:02 PM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Fort Morgan
8:00 PM CDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Yazoo City
MS

City in Mississippi, United States

From Fort Morgan
267.9 mi
05h 44m
To Damascus
267.6 mi
05h 44m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
Fort Morgan Weather
AL
Live fallback forecast
90°F
Tuesday
Using Fairhope as the closest live forecast in the Baldwin County weather hub.

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Starts
Tue, Jun 2 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
5 mph W
Destination
84°F
Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Tue, Jun 2 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
0 to 10 mph NE

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Fort Morgan and Damascus.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Fort Morgan and Damascus.

  1. 1

    Start on Kinzalow Lane

    8 m · 7 sec · Kinzalow Lane

  2. 2

    Turn left onto State Highway 180

    1.4 mi · 2 min · State Highway 180

  3. 3

    Turn slight right

    667 ft · 18 sec

  4. 4

    Continue on Fort Morgan-Dauphin Island Ferry

    4.3 mi · 35 min · Fort Morgan-Dauphin Island Ferry

  5. 5

    Continue on Fort Morgan-Dauphin Island Ferry

    29 m · 8 sec · Fort Morgan-Dauphin Island Ferry

  6. 6

    Turn right onto Bienville Boulevard

    1.9 mi · 4 min · Bienville Boulevard

  7. 7

    Turn right onto Le Moyne Drive

    1.3 km · 1 min · Le Moyne Drive

  8. 8

    Continue on Gordon Persons Bridge

    3.4 mi · 5 min · Gordon Persons Bridge

  9. 9

    Continue on Dauphin Island Parkway

    13.7 mi · 19 min · Dauphin Island Parkway

  10. 10

    Turn left onto Laurendine Road

    1.2 km · 1 min · Laurendine Road

  11. 11

    Turn right onto West Range Line Road

    1.5 mi · 2 min · West Range Line Road

  12. 12

    Continue on Rangeline Road

    5.3 mi · 7 min · Rangeline Road

  13. 13

    Take the ramp slight right toward I 10 East: Mobile

    1 km · 1 min

  14. 14

    Merge slight left

    2.4 mi · 3 min

  15. 15

    Take the exit slight left toward I 65 North: Montgomery

    3020 ft · 44 sec

  16. 16

    Continue straight

    12 mi · 14 min

  17. 17

    Take the exit slight right toward SR 158: Industrial Parkway

    2809 ft · 1 min

  18. 18

    Keep slight left

    72 m · 8 sec

  19. 19

    Turn left onto Industrial Parkway

    17.1 mi · 21 min · Industrial Parkway

  20. 20

    Turn slight right

    699 ft · 9 sec

  21. 21

    Continue on Industrial Parkway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Industrial Parkway

  22. 22

    Continue on Moffett Road

    41.8 mi · 49 min · Moffett Road

  23. 23

    Continue straight

    22.8 mi · 27 min

  24. 24

    Take the exit slight right toward I 59 North, US 98 West: Columbia, Laurel

    1.3 km · 2 min

  25. 25

    Merge slight left onto Lance Corporal Roy M Wheat Memorial Highway

    8.2 mi · 9 min · Lance Corporal Roy M Wheat Memorial Highway

  26. 26

    Take the exit slight right toward US 49 North, MS 42 West: Jackson

    1123 ft · 39 sec

  27. 27

    Continue straight

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  28. 28

    Continue straight

    5.4 mi · 7 min

  29. 29

    Continue straight

    5.3 mi · 6 min

  30. 30

    Continue straight

    1077 ft · 14 sec

  31. 31

    Continue straight

    4.2 mi · 5 min

  32. 32

    Continue straight

    65.7 mi · 1 hr 20 min

  33. 33

    Take the exit slight right

    862 ft · 21 sec

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on Jackson

    1.1 km · 1 min

  35. 35

    Keep slight left

    1 mi · 1 min

  36. 36

    Merge slight right

    1.6 mi · 2 min

  37. 37

    Keep slight right to continue on I 20 West, US 49 North: Vicksburg, Yazoo City

    2.7 mi · 3 min

  38. 38

    Take the exit slight right toward I 220 North, I 49 North: North Jackson, Yazoo City

    5.2 mi · 6 min

  39. 39

    Take the exit slight right toward US 49 North: Yazoo City

    1360 ft · 33 sec

  40. 40

    Merge slight left onto Medgar Evers Boulevard

    39.5 mi · 49 min · Medgar Evers Boulevard

  41. 41

    Take the exit slight right toward US 49W North, MS 3 South: Indianola, Vicksburg

    24.1 mi · 30 min

  42. 42

    Turn left

    20.5 mi · 28 min

  43. 43

    Take the ramp slight right

    113 m · 11 sec

  44. 44

    Merge slight left

    7.3 mi · 10 min

  45. 45

    Turn left

    9.6 mi · 14 min

  46. 46

    Turn right onto Mississippi Highway 1

    3.1 mi · 4 min · Mississippi Highway 1

  47. 47

    Continue on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard

    614 ft · 16 sec · Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard

  48. 48

    Turn left

    4.7 mi · 7 min

  49. 49

    Take the ramp left

    2482 ft · 1 min

  50. 50

    Merge slight left onto Greenville Bypass

    13 mi · 17 min · Greenville Bypass

  51. 51

    Continue straight

    16.2 mi · 19 min

  52. 52

    Continue straight

    59.5 mi · 1 hr 13 min

  53. 53

    Continue straight

    2.2 mi · 3 min

  54. 54

    Continue on Wiley A Branton Sr Highway

    46.7 mi · 49 min · Wiley A Branton Sr Highway

  55. 55

    Continue straight

    4.2 mi · 5 min

  56. 56

    Keep slight left to continue on I 40 West, US 65 North, AR 107 North: Conway, Fort Smith

    1461 ft · 36 sec

  57. 57

    Keep slight left

    27.7 mi · 29 min

  58. 58

    Take the exit slight right toward US 65 North, US 65B South

    2043 ft · 50 sec

  59. 59

    Merge slight left onto Skyline Drive

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Skyline Drive

  60. 60

    Continue on US Highway 65

    3.2 mi · 4 min · US Highway 65

  61. 61

    Continue on South Broadview Street

    11.8 mi · 17 min · South Broadview Street

  62. 62

    Continue on US Highway 65

    1.5 mi · 2 min · US Highway 65

  63. 63

    Continue on North Broadview Street

    1.2 km · 56 sec · North Broadview Street

  64. 64

    Continue on South Broadway

    1.1 mi · 2 min · South Broadway

  65. 65

    Turn sharp left onto West Main Street

    74 m · 5 sec · West Main Street

  66. 66

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · West Main Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Fort Morgan and Damascus.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
66 steps
13 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
19
7 merges, 12 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
12.3 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Greenville Bypass
90.9 mi · 17%
US 49 North
82.6 mi · 15%
Moffett Road
64.6 mi · 12%
Wiley A Branton Sr Highway
50.9 mi · 10%
Medgar Evers Boulevard
39.5 mi · 7%
US 49W North
31.5 mi · 6%
Longest Stretch

US 49 North

Continue straight

65.7 mi · 01h 20m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
11h 29m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
22h 58m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+97.8 mi
437.8 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Yazoo City
05h 44m from Fort Morgan
Leave By
1:02 PM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms leaving Fort Morgan and Mostly Sunny near Damascus.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Fort Morgan to Damascus?

The road trip is about 535.6 miles (861.9 km) and usually takes 11h 29m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Yazoo City is a useful midpoint, sitting about 267.9 miles from Fort Morgan and 267.6 miles from Damascus.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 437.8 miles (704.6 km), while the road route adds roughly 97.8 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $71.57 one way or $143.15 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 168 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Chance Showers And Thunderstorms around Fort Morgan and Mostly Sunny near Damascus.

Stop Ideas Near Yazoo City

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Yazoo City, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Yazoo City.

RAIL

Yazoo City

1 mi away
West Broadway (SR149) and North Water Street
RAIL

Union Station

65 mi away
300 W. Capital Street
BUS

Vicksburg, MS

74 mi away
1295 South Frontage Road
RAIL

Greenwood

77 mi away
Carrolton Ave. and East Gibbs Street

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Fort Morgan and Damascus. Straight-line distance: 437.8 mi (704.57 km).

Photo coming soon

#1 Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan is a place in Alabama, United States.

Population0
Coordinates30.2311500, -87.9915400
Altitude3
CountryUnited States
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#2 Damascus

Damascus is a place in Arkansas, United States.

Population0
Coordinates35.3673000, -92.4096000
Altitude212
CountryUnited States
Start: Fort Morgan (-87.99154, 30.23115)
End: Damascus (-92.4096, 35.3673)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 862 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)17h 50m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)13h 23m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)10h 42m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)08h 55m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)07h 39m
80 mph (129 km/h)06h 40m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
18.9 gal
71.53 L · about $71.57
Round trip
$143.15
37.8 gal · 143.06 L
Estimated CO2
168 kg one way
Round trip: 335.9 kg / 741 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.79 $71.57 $143.15
Mid-grade $4.26 $80.50 $160.99
Premium $4.63 $87.41 $174.83
Diesel $5.42 $102.34 $204.69

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Alabama · Jun 02, 2026

There is no time difference between Fort Morgan and Damascus. The current time is 08:26:40.

Distance to Other Cities

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How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.