Alabama to Tennessee

Distance from Birmingham to Memphis

Straight-line distance

211.4mi

Birmingham, AL and Memphis, TN are 211.4 miles (340.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Birmingham, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (302°).

kilometers
340.2
nautical miles
183.7
heading from Birmingham
302° WNW
heading from Memphis
120° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Birmingham is from Memphis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Birmingham and Memphis is 211.4 miles, 340.2 km or 183.7 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 211.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
211.4
Kilometers
340.2
Nautical miles
183.7
Bearing from Birmingham
302.0° WNW
Bearing arriving at Memphis
300.2°
Bearing from Memphis
120.2° ESE

Halfway between Birmingham and Memphis

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.328419, -88.367801 (34°19'42.31"N 88°22'4.08"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fulton, MS, with 4,640 residents, 4.9 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Birmingham gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Memphis 14 h 31 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 48 min. Memphis is 1.58° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Memphis has 3.1 times the population of Birmingham. From July 2020 to July 2024, Birmingham changed by -2.0% and Memphis by -2.8%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Tennessee.

  1. 01Birmingham, AL196,357 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Memphis, TN610,919 (-2.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Birmingham from Memphis?

211.4 miles, 340.2 km or 183.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Memphis from Birmingham?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Birmingham on a bearing of 302.0° and arrives at Memphis on 300.2°. The return trip starts on 120.2°.

What is halfway between Birmingham and Memphis?

The midpoint is at 34.328419, -88.367801. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fulton, MS, 4.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Birmingham and Memphis?

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

Which is bigger, Birmingham or Memphis?

Memphis, with 610,919 residents in July 2024 against 196,357 for Birmingham, 3.1 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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