Tennessee to Alabama

Distance from Memphis to Tuscaloosa

Straight-line distance

190.4mi

Memphis, TN and Tuscaloosa, AL are 190.4 miles (306.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Memphis, the shortest path starts out heading SE (132°).

kilometers
306.3
nautical miles
165.4
heading from Memphis
132° SE
heading from Tuscaloosa
314° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Memphis is from Tuscaloosa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Memphis and Tuscaloosa is 190.4 miles, 306.3 km or 165.4 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 190.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
190.4
Kilometers
306.3
Nautical miles
165.4
Bearing from Memphis
132.2° SE
Bearing arriving at Tuscaloosa
133.6°
Bearing from Tuscaloosa
313.6° NW

Halfway between Memphis and Tuscaloosa

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.177837, -88.734845 (34°10'40.21"N 88°44'5.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Verona, MS, with 2,718 residents, 1.2 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 Tuscaloosa 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 57 min. Memphis is 1.87° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Memphis has 5.3 times the population of Tuscaloosa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Memphis changed by -2.8% and Tuscaloosa by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Tennessee into Alabama.

  1. 01Memphis, TN610,919 (-2.8%)
  2. 02Tuscaloosa, AL114,288 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Memphis from Tuscaloosa?

190.4 miles, 306.3 km or 165.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tuscaloosa from Memphis?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Memphis on a bearing of 132.2° and arrives at Tuscaloosa on 133.6°. The return trip starts on 313.6°.

What is halfway between Memphis and Tuscaloosa?

The midpoint is at 34.177837, -88.734845. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Verona, MS, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Memphis and Tuscaloosa?

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

Which is bigger, Memphis or Tuscaloosa?

Memphis, with 610,919 residents in July 2024 against 114,288 for Tuscaloosa, 5.3 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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