California

Distance from Antioch to Berkeley

Straight-line distance

28.5mi

Antioch, CA and Berkeley, CA are 28.5 miles (45.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Antioch, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (254°).

kilometers
45.8
nautical miles
24.7
heading from Antioch
254° WSW
heading from Berkeley
74° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Antioch is from Berkeley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Antioch and Berkeley is 28.5 miles, 45.8 km or 24.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 28.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
28.5
Kilometers
45.8
Nautical miles
24.7
Bearing from Antioch
254.3° WSW
Bearing arriving at Berkeley
254.0°
Bearing from Berkeley
74.0° ENE

Halfway between Antioch and Berkeley

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.922267, -122.047592 (37°55'20.16"N 122°02'51.33"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Walnut Creek, CA, with 70,817 residents, 1.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Antioch gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Berkeley 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Berkeley has 1.0 times the population of Antioch. From July 2020 to July 2024, Antioch changed by +2.7% and Berkeley by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Antioch, CA118,453 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Berkeley, CA121,749 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Antioch from Berkeley?

28.5 miles, 45.8 km or 24.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Berkeley from Antioch?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Antioch on a bearing of 254.3° and arrives at Berkeley on 254.0°. The return trip starts on 74.0°.

What is halfway between Antioch and Berkeley?

The midpoint is at 37.922267, -122.047592. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Walnut Creek, CA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Antioch and Berkeley?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Antioch or Berkeley?

Berkeley, with 121,749 residents in July 2024 against 118,453 for Antioch, 1.0 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.