Alabama to Tennessee

Distance from Huntsville to Murfreesboro

Straight-line distance

81.2mi

Huntsville, AL and Murfreesboro, TN are 81.2 miles (130.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntsville, the shortest path starts out heading N (10°).

kilometers
130.6
nautical miles
70.5
heading from Huntsville
10° N
heading from Murfreesboro
190° S
HuntsvilleMurfreesboro

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

How far Huntsville is from Murfreesboro

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntsville and Murfreesboro is 81.2 miles, 130.6 km or 70.5 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 81.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
81.2
Kilometers
130.6
Nautical miles
70.5
Bearing from Huntsville
10.2° N
Bearing arriving at Murfreesboro
10.3°
Bearing from Murfreesboro
190.3° S

Halfway between Huntsville and Murfreesboro

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.275867, -86.549862 (35°16'33.12"N 86°32'59.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fayetteville, TN, with 7,142 residents, 8.7 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, Huntsville gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Murfreesboro 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 44 min. Murfreesboro is 1.16° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Huntsville has 1.4 times the population of Murfreesboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntsville changed by +6.5% and Murfreesboro by +9.5%. The trip crosses from Alabama into Tennessee.

  1. 01Huntsville, AL230,402 (+6.5%)
  2. 02Murfreesboro, TN168,387 (+9.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Huntsville from Murfreesboro?

81.2 miles, 130.6 km or 70.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Murfreesboro from Huntsville?

N. The great-circle path leaves Huntsville on a bearing of 10.2° and arrives at Murfreesboro on 10.3°. The return trip starts on 190.3°.

What is halfway between Huntsville and Murfreesboro?

The midpoint is at 35.275867, -86.549862. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fayetteville, TN, 8.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Huntsville and Murfreesboro?

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

Which is bigger, Huntsville or Murfreesboro?

Huntsville, with 230,402 residents in July 2024 against 168,387 for Murfreesboro, 1.4 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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