Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Nashville and Oklahoma City
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Nashville and Oklahoma City. From the farther side that’s about 8 hr 50 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Nashville
4 hr 7 min
196 mi to Memphis
From Oklahoma City
8 hr 50 min
422 mi to Memphis
Nashville has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 4 hr 43 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Nashville and Oklahoma City are about 603 miles apart.
More meetups from Nashville
Meeting in Memphis
Nashville and Oklahoma City are about 603 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Memphis, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 4 hr 7 min of driving on the Nashville side and 8 hr 50 min on the Oklahoma City side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
That's a half-day drive from each side, so Memphis suits an overnight or a weekend rather than a quick coffee — long enough to want a reason to stay, short enough to drive.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Dallas are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Nashville and Oklahoma City.
About the cities
Nashville
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. 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 Nashville 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 603 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 8 hr 50 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.