Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Milwaukee and New Orleans
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Milwaukee and New Orleans. From the farther side that’s about 11 hr 41 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Milwaukee
11 hr 41 min
557 mi to Memphis
From New Orleans
7 hr 32 min
359 mi to Memphis
New Orleans has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 9 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Milwaukee and New Orleans are about 912 miles apart.
More meetups from Milwaukee
Meeting in Memphis
Milwaukee and New Orleans are about 912 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 11 hr 41 min of driving on the Milwaukee side and 7 hr 32 min on the New Orleans 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 Milwaukee and New Orleans 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 Louisville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Milwaukee and New Orleans.
About the cities
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 →
New Orleans
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Milwaukee and New Orleans?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 912 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.