California

Distance from Bakersfield to Simi Valley

Straight-line distance

76.8mi

Bakersfield, CA and Simi Valley, CA are 76.8 miles (123.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bakersfield, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (168°).

kilometers
123.7
nautical miles
66.8
heading from Bakersfield
168° SSE
heading from Simi Valley
348° NNW
BakersfieldSimi Valley

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

How far Bakersfield is from Simi Valley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bakersfield and Simi Valley is 76.8 miles, 123.7 km or 66.8 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 76.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
76.8
Kilometers
123.7
Nautical miles
66.8
Bearing from Bakersfield
167.6° SSE
Bearing arriving at Simi Valley
167.7°
Bearing from Simi Valley
347.7° NNW

Halfway between Bakersfield and Simi Valley

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.810136, -118.892246 (34°48'36.49"N 118°53'32.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Arvin, CA, with 19,661 residents, 26.8 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, Bakersfield gets 14 h 33 min of daylight and Simi Valley 14 h 27 min; on December 21, 9 h 46 min and 9 h 52 min. Bakersfield is 1.09° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Bakersfield has 3.3 times the population of Simi Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bakersfield changed by +3.0% and Simi Valley by -0.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Bakersfield, CA417,468 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Simi Valley, CA125,778 (-0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bakersfield from Simi Valley?

76.8 miles, 123.7 km or 66.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Simi Valley from Bakersfield?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Bakersfield on a bearing of 167.6° and arrives at Simi Valley on 167.7°. The return trip starts on 347.7°.

What is halfway between Bakersfield and Simi Valley?

The midpoint is at 34.810136, -118.892246. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Arvin, CA, 26.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bakersfield and Simi Valley?

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

Which is bigger, Bakersfield or Simi Valley?

Bakersfield, with 417,468 residents in July 2024 against 125,778 for Simi Valley, 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.