California

Distance from Antioch to Stockton

Straight-line distance

26.6mi

Antioch, CA and Stockton, CA are 26.6 miles (42.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Antioch, the shortest path starts out heading E (90°).

kilometers
42.7
nautical miles
23.1
heading from Antioch
90° E
heading from Stockton
270° W
AntiochStockton

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Antioch is from Stockton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Antioch and Stockton is 26.6 miles, 42.7 km or 23.1 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 26.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.6
Kilometers
42.7
Nautical miles
23.1
Bearing from Antioch
90.1° E
Bearing arriving at Stockton
90.4°
Bearing from Stockton
270.4° W

Halfway between Antioch and Stockton

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.977701, -121.552347 (37°58'39.73"N 121°33'8.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Oakley, CA, with 47,158 residents, 7.8 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 Stockton 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

Stockton has 2.7 times the population of Antioch. From July 2020 to July 2024, Antioch changed by +2.7% and Stockton by +1.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Antioch, CA118,453 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Stockton, CA324,975 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Antioch from Stockton?

26.6 miles, 42.7 km or 23.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stockton from Antioch?

E. The great-circle path leaves Antioch on a bearing of 90.1° and arrives at Stockton on 90.4°. The return trip starts on 270.4°.

What is halfway between Antioch and Stockton?

The midpoint is at 37.977701, -121.552347. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Oakley, CA, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Antioch and Stockton?

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

Which is bigger, Antioch or Stockton?

Stockton, with 324,975 residents in July 2024 against 118,453 for Antioch, 2.7 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)

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