California

Distance from Bakersfield to Clovis

Straight-line distance

108.0mi

Bakersfield, CA and Clovis, CA are 108.0 miles (173.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Bakersfield, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (341°).

kilometers
173.9
nautical miles
93.9
heading from Bakersfield
341° NNW
heading from Clovis
160° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bakersfield is from Clovis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bakersfield and Clovis is 108.0 miles, 173.9 km or 93.9 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 108.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
108.0
Kilometers
173.9
Nautical miles
93.9
Bearing from Bakersfield
340.8° NNW
Bearing arriving at Clovis
340.4°
Bearing from Clovis
160.4° SSE

Halfway between Bakersfield and Clovis

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.090931, -119.356830 (36°05'27.35"N 119°21'24.59"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tulare, CA, with 72,601 residents, 7.6 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, Bakersfield gets 14 h 33 min of daylight and Clovis 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 46 min and 9 h 38 min. Clovis is 1.47° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Bakersfield has 3.3 times the population of Clovis. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bakersfield changed by +3.0% and Clovis by +6.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Bakersfield, CA417,468 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Clovis, CA127,993 (+6.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bakersfield from Clovis?

108.0 miles, 173.9 km or 93.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Clovis from Bakersfield?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Bakersfield on a bearing of 340.8° and arrives at Clovis on 340.4°. The return trip starts on 160.4°.

What is halfway between Bakersfield and Clovis?

The midpoint is at 36.090931, -119.356830. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tulare, CA, 7.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bakersfield and Clovis?

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

Which is bigger, Bakersfield or Clovis?

Bakersfield, with 417,468 residents in July 2024 against 127,993 for Clovis, 3.3 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.