Tennessee to Kentucky

Distance from Clarksville to Louisville/Jefferson County

Straight-line distance

144.6mi

Clarksville, TN and Louisville/Jefferson County, KY are 144.6 miles (232.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Clarksville, the shortest path starts out heading NE (40°).

kilometers
232.6
nautical miles
125.6
heading from Clarksville
40° NE
heading from Louisville/Jefferson County
221° SW
ClarksvilleLouisville/Jefferson County

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

How far Clarksville is from Louisville/Jefferson County

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clarksville and Louisville/Jefferson County is 144.6 miles, 232.6 km or 125.6 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 144.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
144.6
Kilometers
232.6
Nautical miles
125.6
Bearing from Clarksville
39.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Louisville/Jefferson County
40.7°
Bearing from Louisville/Jefferson County
220.7° SW

Halfway between Clarksville and Louisville/Jefferson County

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.368933, -86.505347 (37°22'8.16"N 86°30'19.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Leitchfield, KY, with 6,895 residents, 14.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Clarksville uses America/Chicago and Louisville/Jefferson County uses America/Kentucky/Louisville; Louisville/Jefferson County is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Clarksville gets 14 h 40 min of daylight and Louisville/Jefferson County 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 40 min and 9 h 31 min. Louisville/Jefferson County is 1.60° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Louisville/Jefferson County has 3.5 times the population of Clarksville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clarksville changed by +10.8% and Louisville/Jefferson County by +1.4%. The trip crosses from Tennessee into Kentucky.

  1. 01Clarksville, TN185,690 (+10.8%)
  2. 02Louisville/Jefferson County, KY640,796 (+1.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Clarksville from Louisville/Jefferson County?

144.6 miles, 232.6 km or 125.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Louisville/Jefferson County from Clarksville?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Clarksville on a bearing of 39.6° and arrives at Louisville/Jefferson County on 40.7°. The return trip starts on 220.7°.

What is halfway between Clarksville and Louisville/Jefferson County?

The midpoint is at 37.368933, -86.505347. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Leitchfield, KY, 14.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Clarksville and Louisville/Jefferson County?

Clarksville uses America/Chicago and Louisville/Jefferson County uses America/Kentucky/Louisville; Louisville/Jefferson County is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Clarksville or Louisville/Jefferson County?

Louisville/Jefferson County, with 640,796 residents in July 2024 against 185,690 for Clarksville, 3.5 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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