Tennessee

Distance from Knoxville to Nashville-Davidson

Straight-line distance

159.0mi

Knoxville, TN and Nashville-Davidson, TN are 159.0 miles (255.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Knoxville, the shortest path starts out heading W (276°).

kilometers
255.8
nautical miles
138.1
heading from Knoxville
276° W
heading from Nashville-Davidson
94° E
KnoxvilleNashville-Davidson

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

How far Knoxville is from Nashville-Davidson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Knoxville and Nashville-Davidson is 159.0 miles, 255.8 km or 138.1 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 159.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
159.0
Kilometers
255.8
Nautical miles
138.1
Bearing from Knoxville
275.8° W
Bearing arriving at Nashville-Davidson
274.2°
Bearing from Nashville-Davidson
94.2° E

Halfway between Knoxville and Nashville-Davidson

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.079600, -85.365337 (36°04'46.56"N 85°21'55.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Monterey, TN, with 2,796 residents, 7.2 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 Nashville-Davidson uses America/Chicago; Nashville-Davidson is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Knoxville gets 14 h 36 min of daylight and Nashville-Davidson 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 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 3.5 times the population of Knoxville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Knoxville changed by +3.9% and Nashville-Davidson by +2.2%. Both are in Tennessee.

  1. 01Knoxville, TN198,722 (+3.9%)
  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 Knoxville from Nashville-Davidson?

159.0 miles, 255.8 km or 138.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Nashville-Davidson from Knoxville?

W. The great-circle path leaves Knoxville on a bearing of 275.8° and arrives at Nashville-Davidson on 274.2°. The return trip starts on 94.2°.

What is halfway between Knoxville and Nashville-Davidson?

The midpoint is at 36.079600, -85.365337. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Monterey, TN, 7.2 miles from it.

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

Knoxville uses America/New_York and Nashville-Davidson uses America/Chicago; Nashville-Davidson is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Knoxville or Nashville-Davidson?

Nashville-Davidson, with 704,963 residents in July 2024 against 198,722 for Knoxville, 3.5 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.