Map of Nashville, United States

Nashville is the administrative centre of Tennessee, United States, with a population of about 689,447. It lies at 36.1659°N, 86.7844°W, about 170 m above sea level. Nashville is about 911 km (566 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Brentwood, 15 km to the south.

Nashville at a glance

Where is Nashville?

• The 25th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Tennessee on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nashville

• Brentwood — 15 km south
• Hermitage — 15 km east
• Hendersonville — 21 km northeast
• La Vergne — 25 km southeast
• Franklin — 28 km south
• Smyrna — 31 km southeast
• Gallatin — 39 km northeast
• Spring Hill — 48 km south
• Murfreesboro — 50 km southeast
• Columbia — 65 km south

Largest cities in Tennessee

• Memphis — 633,104
• Knoxville — 190,740
• 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.