Tennessee
Distance from Memphis to Nashville-Davidson
Straight-line distance
193.2mi
Memphis, TN and Nashville-Davidson, TN are 193.2 miles (311.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Memphis, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (67°).
- kilometers
- 311.0
- nautical miles
- 167.9
- heading from Memphis
- 67° ENE
- heading from Nashville-Davidson
- 249° WSW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Memphis is from Nashville-Davidson
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Memphis and Nashville-Davidson is 193.2 miles, 311.0 km or 167.9 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 193.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 193.2
- Kilometers
- 311.0
- Nautical miles
- 167.9
- Bearing from Memphis
- 66.7° ENE
- Bearing arriving at Nashville-Davidson
- 68.6°
- Bearing from Nashville-Davidson
- 248.6° WSW
Halfway between Memphis and Nashville-Davidson
The great-circle midpoint is at 35.650972, -88.387336 (35°39'3.50"N 88°23'14.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lexington, TN, with 8,037 residents, 0.9 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 Nashville-Davidson 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 42 min. Nashville-Davidson is 1.06° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Nashville-Davidson has 1.2 times the population of Memphis. From July 2020 to July 2024, Memphis changed by -2.8% and Nashville-Davidson by +2.2%. Both are in Tennessee.
- 01Memphis, TN610,919 (-2.8%)
- 02Nashville-Davidson, TN704,963 (+2.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Memphis from Nashville-Davidson?
193.2 miles, 311.0 km or 167.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Nashville-Davidson from Memphis?
ENE. The great-circle path leaves Memphis on a bearing of 66.7° and arrives at Nashville-Davidson on 68.6°. The return trip starts on 248.6°.
What is halfway between Memphis and Nashville-Davidson?
The midpoint is at 35.650972, -88.387336. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lexington, TN, 0.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Memphis and Nashville-Davidson?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Memphis or Nashville-Davidson?
Nashville-Davidson, with 704,963 residents in July 2024 against 610,919 for Memphis, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.