Kentucky to Tennessee

Distance from Louisville/Jefferson County to Murfreesboro

Straight-line distance

165.3mi

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY and Murfreesboro, TN are 165.3 miles (266.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Louisville/Jefferson County, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (195°).

kilometers
266.1
nautical miles
143.7
heading from Louisville/Jefferson County
195° SSW
heading from Murfreesboro
15° NNE
Louisville/Jefferson CountyMurfreesboro

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

How far Louisville/Jefferson County is from Murfreesboro

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Louisville/Jefferson County and Murfreesboro is 165.3 miles, 266.1 km or 143.7 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 165.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
165.3
Kilometers
266.1
Nautical miles
143.7
Bearing from Louisville/Jefferson County
195.2° SSW
Bearing arriving at Murfreesboro
194.7°
Bearing from Murfreesboro
14.7° NNE

Halfway between Louisville/Jefferson County and Murfreesboro

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.010278, -86.040184 (37°00'37.00"N 86°02'24.66"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glasgow, KY, with 15,388 residents, 6.3 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Louisville/Jefferson County uses America/Kentucky/Louisville and Murfreesboro uses America/Chicago; Murfreesboro is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Louisville/Jefferson County gets 14 h 49 min of daylight and Murfreesboro 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 31 min and 9 h 44 min. Louisville/Jefferson County is 2.31° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Louisville/Jefferson County has 3.8 times the population of Murfreesboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Louisville/Jefferson County changed by +1.4% and Murfreesboro by +9.5%. The trip crosses from Kentucky into Tennessee.

  1. 01Louisville/Jefferson County, KY640,796 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Murfreesboro, TN168,387 (+9.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Louisville/Jefferson County from Murfreesboro?

165.3 miles, 266.1 km or 143.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Murfreesboro from Louisville/Jefferson County?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Louisville/Jefferson County on a bearing of 195.2° and arrives at Murfreesboro on 194.7°. The return trip starts on 14.7°.

What is halfway between Louisville/Jefferson County and Murfreesboro?

The midpoint is at 37.010278, -86.040184. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glasgow, KY, 6.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Louisville/Jefferson County and Murfreesboro?

Louisville/Jefferson County uses America/Kentucky/Louisville and Murfreesboro uses America/Chicago; Murfreesboro is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Louisville/Jefferson County or Murfreesboro?

Louisville/Jefferson County, with 640,796 residents in July 2024 against 168,387 for Murfreesboro, 3.8 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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