What states border Tennessee?
Tennessee borders 8 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia.
Part of the South group in the us state borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Tennessee, the farthest state you can
reach without a sea crossing is Maine
— 7 border crossings away.
📏 Closest state by distance: Kentucky — about 209 km (great-circle distance between state centers, US Census Bureau coordinates).
States near Tennessee
The closest states to Tennessee that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Tennessee's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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