Atlanta · the midpoint
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. Read more →
Meet halfway between Louisville and Tampa
The fair place to meet is Atlanta, GA — the city closest to the midpoint of Louisville and Tampa. From the farther side that’s about 8 hr 44 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Atlanta, GA
From Louisville
6 hr 43 min
320 mi to Atlanta
From Tampa
8 hr 44 min
417 mi to Atlanta
Louisville has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 1 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Louisville and Tampa are about 737 miles apart.
More meetups from Louisville
Meeting in Atlanta
Louisville and Tampa are about 737 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Atlanta, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 6 hr 43 min of driving on the Louisville side and 8 hr 44 min on the Tampa side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Atlanta suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Atlanta doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and Charlotte are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Louisville and Tampa.
About the cities
Louisville
Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. Read more →
Tampa
Tampa is a major city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Hillsborough County. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Louisville and Tampa?
- Atlanta, GA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 737 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 8 hr 44 min from the farther city to Atlanta.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.