Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Houston and Milwaukee
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Houston and Milwaukee. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 41 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Houston
10 hr 9 min
484 mi to Memphis
From Milwaukee
11 hr 41 min
557 mi to Memphis
Houston has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 1 hr 32 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Houston and Milwaukee are about 1,006 miles apart.
More meetups from Houston
Meeting in Memphis
Houston and Milwaukee are about 1,006 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 9 min of driving on the Houston side and 11 hr 41 min on the Milwaukee 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 Houston and Milwaukee to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Nashville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Houston and Milwaukee.
About the cities
Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. Read more →
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the confluence of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Houston and Milwaukee?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,006 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 11 hr 41 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.