Arkansas to Tennessee

Distance from Little Rock to Memphis

Straight-line distance

138.0mi

Little Rock, AR and Memphis, TN are 138.0 miles (222.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Little Rock, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (78°).

kilometers
222.1
nautical miles
119.9
heading from Little Rock
78° ENE
heading from Memphis
260° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Little Rock is from Memphis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Little Rock and Memphis is 138.0 miles, 222.1 km or 119.9 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 138.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
138.0
Kilometers
222.1
Nautical miles
119.9
Bearing from Little Rock
78.2° ENE
Bearing arriving at Memphis
79.6°
Bearing from Memphis
259.6° W

Halfway between Little Rock and Memphis

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.923150, -91.166344 (34°55'23.34"N 91°09'58.84"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brinkley, AR, with 2,538 residents, 2.7 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, Little Rock 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 3.0 times the population of Little Rock. From July 2020 to July 2024, Little Rock changed by +1.1% and Memphis by -2.8%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Tennessee.

  1. 01Little Rock, AR204,774 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Memphis, TN610,919 (-2.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Little Rock from Memphis?

138.0 miles, 222.1 km or 119.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Memphis from Little Rock?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Little Rock on a bearing of 78.2° and arrives at Memphis on 79.6°. The return trip starts on 259.6°.

What is halfway between Little Rock and Memphis?

The midpoint is at 34.923150, -91.166344. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brinkley, AR, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Little Rock and Memphis?

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

Which is bigger, Little Rock or Memphis?

Memphis, with 610,919 residents in July 2024 against 204,774 for Little Rock, 3.0 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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