Georgia to Tennessee

Distance from Atlanta to Knoxville

Straight-line distance

154.9mi

Atlanta, GA and Knoxville, TN are 154.9 miles (249.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Atlanta, the shortest path starts out heading N (10°).

kilometers
249.3
nautical miles
134.6
heading from Atlanta
10° N
heading from Knoxville
190° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Atlanta is from Knoxville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Atlanta and Knoxville is 154.9 miles, 249.3 km or 134.6 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 154.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
154.9
Kilometers
249.3
Nautical miles
134.6
Bearing from Atlanta
9.8° N
Bearing arriving at Knoxville
10.1°
Bearing from Knoxville
190.1° S

Halfway between Atlanta and Knoxville

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.867029, -84.189178 (34°52'1.31"N 84°11'21.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Blue Ridge, GA, with 1,246 residents, 7.5 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, Atlanta gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Knoxville 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 43 min. Knoxville is 2.21° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Atlanta has 2.6 times the population of Knoxville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Atlanta changed by +4.0% and Knoxville by +3.9%. The trip crosses from Georgia into Tennessee.

  1. 01Atlanta, GA520,070 (+4.0%)
  2. 02Knoxville, TN198,722 (+3.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Atlanta from Knoxville?

154.9 miles, 249.3 km or 134.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Knoxville from Atlanta?

N. The great-circle path leaves Atlanta on a bearing of 9.8° and arrives at Knoxville on 10.1°. The return trip starts on 190.1°.

What is halfway between Atlanta and Knoxville?

The midpoint is at 34.867029, -84.189178. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Blue Ridge, GA, 7.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Atlanta and Knoxville?

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

Which is bigger, Atlanta or Knoxville?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents in July 2024 against 198,722 for Knoxville, 2.6 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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