California
Distance from Bakersfield to Thousand Oaks
Straight-line distance
80.7mi
Bakersfield, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA are 80.7 miles (129.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Bakersfield, the shortest path starts out heading S (173°).
- kilometers
- 129.8
- nautical miles
- 70.1
- heading from Bakersfield
- 173° S
- heading from Thousand Oaks
- 353° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Bakersfield is from Thousand Oaks
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bakersfield and Thousand Oaks is 80.7 miles, 129.8 km or 70.1 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 80.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 80.7
- Kilometers
- 129.8
- Nautical miles
- 70.1
- Bearing from Bakersfield
- 173.3° S
- Bearing arriving at Thousand Oaks
- 173.4°
- Bearing from Thousand Oaks
- 353.4° N
Halfway between Bakersfield and Thousand Oaks
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.773277, -118.955475 (34°46'23.80"N 118°57'19.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fillmore, CA, with 17,216 residents, 26.0 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 Thousand Oaks 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 46 min and 9 h 52 min. Bakersfield is 1.16° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Bakersfield has 3.4 times the population of Thousand Oaks. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bakersfield changed by +3.0% and Thousand Oaks by -2.0%. Both are in California.
- 01Bakersfield, CA417,468 (+3.0%)
- 02Thousand Oaks, CA124,229 (-2.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Bakersfield from Thousand Oaks?
80.7 miles, 129.8 km or 70.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Thousand Oaks from Bakersfield?
S. The great-circle path leaves Bakersfield on a bearing of 173.3° and arrives at Thousand Oaks on 173.4°. The return trip starts on 353.4°.
What is halfway between Bakersfield and Thousand Oaks?
The midpoint is at 34.773277, -118.955475. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fillmore, CA, 26.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Bakersfield and Thousand Oaks?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Bakersfield or Thousand Oaks?
Bakersfield, with 417,468 residents in July 2024 against 124,229 for Thousand Oaks, 3.4 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.