Tennessee

Distance from Knoxville to Murfreesboro

Straight-line distance

138.6mi

Knoxville, TN and Murfreesboro, TN are 138.6 miles (223.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Knoxville, the shortest path starts out heading W (267°).

kilometers
223.0
nautical miles
120.4
heading from Knoxville
267° W
heading from Murfreesboro
86° E
KnoxvilleMurfreesboro

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

How far Knoxville is from Murfreesboro

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Knoxville and Murfreesboro is 138.6 miles, 223.0 km or 120.4 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 138.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
138.6
Kilometers
223.0
Nautical miles
120.4
Bearing from Knoxville
267.4° W
Bearing arriving at Murfreesboro
265.9°
Bearing from Murfreesboro
85.9° E

Halfway between Knoxville and Murfreesboro

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.918633, -85.186162 (35°55'7.08"N 85°11'10.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Crossville, TN, with 12,785 residents, 9.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Knoxville uses America/New_York and Murfreesboro uses America/Chicago; Murfreesboro is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Knoxville gets 14 h 36 min of daylight and Murfreesboro 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 44 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Knoxville has 1.2 times the population of Murfreesboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Knoxville changed by +3.9% and Murfreesboro by +9.5%. Both are in Tennessee.

  1. 01Knoxville, TN198,722 (+3.9%)
  2. 02Murfreesboro, TN168,387 (+9.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Knoxville from Murfreesboro?

138.6 miles, 223.0 km or 120.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Murfreesboro from Knoxville?

W. The great-circle path leaves Knoxville on a bearing of 267.4° and arrives at Murfreesboro on 265.9°. The return trip starts on 85.9°.

What is halfway between Knoxville and Murfreesboro?

The midpoint is at 35.918633, -85.186162. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Crossville, TN, 9.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Knoxville and Murfreesboro?

Knoxville uses America/New_York and Murfreesboro uses America/Chicago; Murfreesboro is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Knoxville or Murfreesboro?

Knoxville, with 198,722 residents in July 2024 against 168,387 for Murfreesboro, 1.2 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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