Map of Knoxville, United States

Knoxville is a city in Tennessee, United States, with a population of about 190,740. It lies at 35.9606°N, 83.9207°W, about 276 m above sea level. Knoxville is about 690 km (429 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cleveland, 124 km to the southwest.

Knoxville at a glance

Where is Knoxville?

• The 3rd largest city in Tennessee on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Knoxville

• Cleveland — 124 km southwest
• Asheville — 130 km east
• Kingsport — 138 km northeast
• Johnson City — 146 km east
• Dalton — 163 km southwest
• Gainesville — 185 km south
• Greenville — 185 km southeast
• Milton — 206 km south
• Alpharetta — 212 km south
• Johns Creek — 216 km south

Largest cities in Tennessee

• Nashville — 689,447
• Memphis — 633,104
• Chattanooga — 181,099
• Clarksville — 166,722
• Murfreesboro — 165,430
• East Chattanooga — 154,024
• Franklin — 72,639
• Cordova — 68,779
• Jackson — 66,975
• Johnson City — 66,027

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.