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 New York and Oklahoma City
The fair place to meet is Louisville, KY — the city closest to the midpoint of New York and Oklahoma City. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 12 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Louisville, KY
From New York
13 hr 36 min
649 mi to Louisville
From Oklahoma City
14 hr 12 min
677 mi to Louisville
New York has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 36 min. The alternatives below can even it out. New York and Oklahoma City are about 1,324 miles apart.
More meetups from New York
Meeting in Louisville
New York and Oklahoma City are about 1,324 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Louisville, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 13 hr 36 min of driving on the New York side and 14 hr 12 min on the Oklahoma City 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. Louisville still makes a fair, central place for New York and Oklahoma City to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Louisville doesn't have what you're after, Cincinnati and Indianapolis are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between New York and Oklahoma City.
About the cities
New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. 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 New York and Oklahoma City?
- Louisville, KY is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,324 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 12 min from the farther city to Louisville.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.