Alabama to Tennessee

Distance from Huntsville to Memphis

Straight-line distance

188.7mi

Huntsville, AL and Memphis, TN are 188.7 miles (303.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntsville, the shortest path starts out heading W (280°).

kilometers
303.6
nautical miles
164.0
heading from Huntsville
280° W
heading from Memphis
98° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Huntsville is from Memphis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntsville and Memphis is 188.7 miles, 303.6 km or 164.0 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 188.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
188.7
Kilometers
303.6
Nautical miles
164.0
Bearing from Huntsville
279.6° W
Bearing arriving at Memphis
277.7°
Bearing from Memphis
97.7° E

Halfway between Huntsville and Memphis

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.914546, -88.318475 (34°54'52.37"N 88°19'6.51"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Farmington, MS, with 2,022 residents, 7.3 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, Huntsville gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Memphis 14 h 31 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 48 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Memphis has 2.7 times the population of Huntsville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntsville changed by +6.5% and Memphis by -2.8%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Tennessee.

  1. 01Huntsville, AL230,402 (+6.5%)
  2. 02Memphis, TN610,919 (-2.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Huntsville from Memphis?

188.7 miles, 303.6 km or 164.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Memphis from Huntsville?

W. The great-circle path leaves Huntsville on a bearing of 279.6° and arrives at Memphis on 277.7°. The return trip starts on 97.7°.

What is halfway between Huntsville and Memphis?

The midpoint is at 34.914546, -88.318475. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Farmington, MS, 7.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Huntsville and Memphis?

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

Which is bigger, Huntsville or Memphis?

Memphis, with 610,919 residents in July 2024 against 230,402 for Huntsville, 2.7 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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