Tennessee

Distance from Memphis to Murfreesboro

Straight-line distance

206.1mi

Memphis, TN and Murfreesboro, TN are 206.1 miles (331.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Memphis, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (75°).

kilometers
331.7
nautical miles
179.1
heading from Memphis
75° ENE
heading from Murfreesboro
257° WSW
MemphisMurfreesboro

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

How far Memphis is from Murfreesboro

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Memphis and Murfreesboro is 206.1 miles, 331.7 km or 179.1 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 206.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
206.1
Kilometers
331.7
Nautical miles
179.1
Bearing from Memphis
74.5° ENE
Bearing arriving at Murfreesboro
76.6°
Bearing from Murfreesboro
256.6° WSW

Halfway between Memphis and Murfreesboro

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.494528, -88.203069 (35°29'40.30"N 88°12'11.05"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Parsons, TN, with 2,159 residents, 11.7 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, Memphis gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and Murfreesboro 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 44 min. Murfreesboro is 0.74° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Memphis has 3.6 times the population of Murfreesboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Memphis changed by -2.8% and Murfreesboro by +9.5%. Both are in Tennessee.

  1. 01Memphis, TN610,919 (-2.8%)
  2. 02Murfreesboro, TN168,387 (+9.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Memphis from Murfreesboro?

206.1 miles, 331.7 km or 179.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Murfreesboro from Memphis?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Memphis on a bearing of 74.5° and arrives at Murfreesboro on 76.6°. The return trip starts on 256.6°.

What is halfway between Memphis and Murfreesboro?

The midpoint is at 35.494528, -88.203069. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Parsons, TN, 11.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Memphis and Murfreesboro?

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

Which is bigger, Memphis or Murfreesboro?

Memphis, with 610,919 residents in July 2024 against 168,387 for Murfreesboro, 3.6 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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