Louisville · the midpoint
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 →
Meet halfway between Memphis and Washington
The fair place to meet is Louisville, KY — the city closest to the midpoint of Memphis and Washington. From the farther side that’s about 9 hr 55 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Louisville, KY
From Memphis
6 hr 43 min
320 mi to Louisville
From Washington
9 hr 55 min
473 mi to Louisville
Memphis has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 12 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Memphis and Washington are about 762 miles apart.
More meetups from Memphis
Meeting in Louisville
Memphis and Washington are about 762 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Louisville, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 6 hr 43 min of driving on the Memphis side and 9 hr 55 min on the Washington side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Louisville suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Louisville doesn't have what you're after, Cincinnati and Nashville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Memphis and Washington.
About the cities
Memphis
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Washington
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Memphis and Washington?
- Louisville, KY is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 762 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 9 hr 55 min from the farther city to Louisville.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.