Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Charlotte and Oklahoma City
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Charlotte and Oklahoma City. From the farther side that’s about 10 hr 54 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Charlotte
10 hr 54 min
520 mi to Memphis
From Oklahoma City
8 hr 50 min
422 mi to Memphis
Oklahoma City has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 4 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Charlotte and Oklahoma City are about 939 miles apart.
More meetups from Charlotte
Meeting in Memphis
Charlotte and Oklahoma City are about 939 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 10 hr 54 min of driving on the Charlotte side and 8 hr 50 min on the Oklahoma City side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Memphis still makes a fair, central place for Charlotte and Oklahoma City to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Nashville and Birmingham are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Charlotte and Oklahoma City.
About the cities
Charlotte
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. With a population of 874,579 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., seventh-most populous city in the South, and second-most populous city in the Southeast. Read more →
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the 21st-most populous U.S. city and 8th largest in the Southern United States, with a population of 681,054 at the 2020 census. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Charlotte and Oklahoma City?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 939 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 10 hr 54 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.