Memphis · the midpoint
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Read more →
Meet halfway between Omaha and Tampa
The fair place to meet is Memphis, TN — the city closest to the midpoint of Omaha and Tampa. From the farther side that’s about 14 hr 1 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Memphis, TN
From Omaha
11 hr 6 min
529 mi to Memphis
From Tampa
14 hr 1 min
668 mi to Memphis
Omaha has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr 55 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Omaha and Tampa are about 1,194 miles apart.
More meetups from Omaha
Meeting in Memphis
Omaha and Tampa are about 1,194 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 6 min of driving on the Omaha side and 14 hr 1 min on the Tampa 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 Omaha and Tampa to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Memphis doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and Nashville are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Omaha and Tampa.
About the cities
Omaha
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. 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 Omaha and Tampa?
- Memphis, TN is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,194 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 14 hr 1 min from the farther city to Memphis.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.