California
Distance from Berkeley to Daly City
Straight-line distance
14.5mi
Berkeley, CA and Daly City, CA are 14.5 miles (23.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Berkeley, the shortest path starts out heading SW (219°).
- kilometers
- 23.4
- nautical miles
- 12.6
- heading from Berkeley
- 219° SW
- heading from Daly City
- 39° NE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Berkeley is from Daly City
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Berkeley and Daly City is 14.5 miles, 23.4 km or 12.6 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 14.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 14.5
- Kilometers
- 23.4
- Nautical miles
- 12.6
- Bearing from Berkeley
- 218.8° SW
- Bearing arriving at Daly City
- 218.7°
- Bearing from Daly City
- 38.7° NE
Halfway between Berkeley and Daly City
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.783729, -122.381942 (37°47'1.43"N 122°22'54.99"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Emeryville, CA, with 13,912 residents, 5.8 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, Berkeley gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Daly City 14 h 47 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 33 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Berkeley has 1.2 times the population of Daly City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Berkeley changed by -2.0% and Daly City by -3.4%. Both are in California.
- 01Berkeley, CA121,749 (-2.0%)
- 02Daly City, CA101,418 (-3.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Berkeley from Daly City?
14.5 miles, 23.4 km or 12.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Daly City from Berkeley?
SW. The great-circle path leaves Berkeley on a bearing of 218.8° and arrives at Daly City on 218.7°. The return trip starts on 38.7°.
What is halfway between Berkeley and Daly City?
The midpoint is at 37.783729, -122.381942. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Emeryville, CA, 5.8 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Berkeley and Daly City?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Berkeley or Daly City?
Berkeley, with 121,749 residents in July 2024 against 101,418 for Daly City, 1.2 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.