Geography
Valdosta is located at 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″W / 30.84667°N 83.28306°W / 30.84667; -83.28306 (30.846661, -83.283101).
It is located in the coastal plain of Georgia and thus has a virtually flat landscape. Valdosta lies 230 miles south of the state capital of Atlanta, and almost the same distance north of Orlando, FL. Valdosta is approximately fifteen miles north of the state's border with Florida. Highways stretch for miles with hardly a curve, rise, or fall. The sixty miles (97 km) of railway between Valdosta and Waycross were once the longest straight stretch of railroad in the world.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78 km2). 29.9 square miles (77 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it is water. The total area is 1.09% water.
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