Georgia to Tennessee

Distance from Athens-Clarke County to Knoxville

Straight-line distance

143.4mi

Athens-Clarke County, GA and Knoxville, TN are 143.4 miles (230.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Athens-Clarke County, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (347°).

kilometers
230.9
nautical miles
124.6
heading from Athens-Clarke County
347° NNW
heading from Knoxville
167° SSE
Athens-Clarke CountyKnoxville

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

How far Athens-Clarke County is from Knoxville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Athens-Clarke County and Knoxville is 143.4 miles, 230.9 km or 124.6 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 143.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
143.4
Kilometers
230.9
Nautical miles
124.6
Bearing from Athens-Clarke County
346.9° NNW
Bearing arriving at Knoxville
346.6°
Bearing from Knoxville
166.6° SSE

Halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Knoxville

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.960494, -83.656128 (34°57'37.78"N 83°39'22.06"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hiawassee, GA, with 1,046 residents, 5.2 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, Athens-Clarke County gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Knoxville 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 43 min. Knoxville is 2.02° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Knoxville has 1.5 times the population of Athens-Clarke County. From July 2020 to July 2024, Athens-Clarke County changed by +1.1% and Knoxville by +3.9%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Tennessee.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County, GA128,691 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Knoxville, TN198,722 (+3.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Athens-Clarke County from Knoxville?

143.4 miles, 230.9 km or 124.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Knoxville from Athens-Clarke County?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Athens-Clarke County on a bearing of 346.9° and arrives at Knoxville on 346.6°. The return trip starts on 166.6°.

What is halfway between Athens-Clarke County and Knoxville?

The midpoint is at 34.960494, -83.656128. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hiawassee, GA, 5.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Athens-Clarke County and Knoxville?

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

Which is bigger, Athens-Clarke County or Knoxville?

Knoxville, with 198,722 residents in July 2024 against 128,691 for Athens-Clarke County, 1.5 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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