Tennessee

Distance from Clarksville to Nashville-Davidson

Straight-line distance

41.4mi

Clarksville, TN and Nashville-Davidson, TN are 41.4 miles (66.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Clarksville, the shortest path starts out heading SE (131°).

kilometers
66.6
nautical miles
36.0
heading from Clarksville
131° SE
heading from Nashville-Davidson
311° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Clarksville is from Nashville-Davidson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clarksville and Nashville-Davidson is 41.4 miles, 66.6 km or 36.0 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 41.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
41.4
Kilometers
66.6
Nautical miles
36.0
Bearing from Clarksville
131.0° SE
Bearing arriving at Nashville-Davidson
131.3°
Bearing from Nashville-Davidson
311.3° NW

Halfway between Clarksville and Nashville-Davidson

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.369427, -87.064390 (36°22'9.94"N 87°03'51.80"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pleasant View, TN, with 5,629 residents, 1.7 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, Clarksville gets 14 h 40 min of daylight and Nashville-Davidson 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 40 min and 9 h 42 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Nashville-Davidson has 3.8 times the population of Clarksville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clarksville changed by +10.8% and Nashville-Davidson by +2.2%. Both are in Tennessee.

  1. 01Clarksville, TN185,690 (+10.8%)
  2. 02Nashville-Davidson, TN704,963 (+2.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Clarksville from Nashville-Davidson?

41.4 miles, 66.6 km or 36.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Nashville-Davidson from Clarksville?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Clarksville on a bearing of 131.0° and arrives at Nashville-Davidson on 131.3°. The return trip starts on 311.3°.

What is halfway between Clarksville and Nashville-Davidson?

The midpoint is at 36.369427, -87.064390. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pleasant View, TN, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Clarksville and Nashville-Davidson?

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

Which is bigger, Clarksville or Nashville-Davidson?

Nashville-Davidson, with 704,963 residents in July 2024 against 185,690 for Clarksville, 3.8 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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