Tennessee to Alabama

Distance from Chattanooga to Huntsville

Straight-line distance

84.9mi

Chattanooga, TN and Huntsville, AL are 84.9 miles (136.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Chattanooga, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (253°).

kilometers
136.6
nautical miles
73.7
heading from Chattanooga
253° WSW
heading from Huntsville
72° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chattanooga is from Huntsville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chattanooga and Huntsville is 84.9 miles, 136.6 km or 73.7 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 84.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
84.9
Kilometers
136.6
Nautical miles
73.7
Bearing from Chattanooga
253.0° WSW
Bearing arriving at Huntsville
252.1°
Bearing from Huntsville
72.1° ENE

Halfway between Chattanooga and Huntsville

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.883938, -85.964150 (34°53'2.18"N 85°57'50.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stevenson, AL, with 1,975 residents, 8.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Chattanooga uses America/New_York and Huntsville uses America/Chicago; Huntsville is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Chattanooga gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and Huntsville 14 h 29 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 50 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Huntsville has 1.2 times the population of Chattanooga. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chattanooga changed by +5.1% and Huntsville by +6.5%. The trip crosses from Tennessee into Alabama.

  1. 01Chattanooga, TN191,496 (+5.1%)
  2. 02Huntsville, AL230,402 (+6.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chattanooga from Huntsville?

84.9 miles, 136.6 km or 73.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Huntsville from Chattanooga?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Chattanooga on a bearing of 253.0° and arrives at Huntsville on 252.1°. The return trip starts on 72.1°.

What is halfway between Chattanooga and Huntsville?

The midpoint is at 34.883938, -85.964150. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stevenson, AL, 8.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chattanooga and Huntsville?

Chattanooga uses America/New_York and Huntsville uses America/Chicago; Huntsville is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Chattanooga or Huntsville?

Huntsville, with 230,402 residents in July 2024 against 191,496 for Chattanooga, 1.2 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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