Indiana to Tennessee

Distance from Evansville to Murfreesboro

Straight-line distance

159.7mi

Evansville, IN and Murfreesboro, TN are 159.7 miles (257.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Evansville, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (157°).

kilometers
257.1
nautical miles
138.8
heading from Evansville
157° SSE
heading from Murfreesboro
338° NNW
EvansvilleMurfreesboro

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

How far Evansville is from Murfreesboro

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Evansville and Murfreesboro is 159.7 miles, 257.1 km or 138.8 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 159.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
159.7
Kilometers
257.1
Nautical miles
138.8
Bearing from Evansville
157.0° SSE
Bearing arriving at Murfreesboro
157.7°
Bearing from Murfreesboro
337.7° NNW

Halfway between Evansville and Murfreesboro

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.922099, -86.970159 (36°55'19.56"N 86°58'12.57"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Russellville, KY, with 7,431 residents, 7.0 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, Evansville gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Murfreesboro 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 44 min. Evansville is 2.13° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Murfreesboro has 1.5 times the population of Evansville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Evansville changed by -1.7% and Murfreesboro by +9.5%. The trip crosses from Indiana into Tennessee.

  1. 01Evansville, IN115,395 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Murfreesboro, TN168,387 (+9.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Evansville from Murfreesboro?

159.7 miles, 257.1 km or 138.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Murfreesboro from Evansville?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Evansville on a bearing of 157.0° and arrives at Murfreesboro on 157.7°. The return trip starts on 337.7°.

What is halfway between Evansville and Murfreesboro?

The midpoint is at 36.922099, -86.970159. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Russellville, KY, 7.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Evansville and Murfreesboro?

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

Which is bigger, Evansville or Murfreesboro?

Murfreesboro, with 168,387 residents in July 2024 against 115,395 for Evansville, 1.5 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.