California

Distance from Berkeley to Fairfield

Straight-line distance

31.0mi

Berkeley, CA and Fairfield, CA are 31.0 miles (49.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Berkeley, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (28°).

kilometers
49.9
nautical miles
26.9
heading from Berkeley
28° NNE
heading from Fairfield
208° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Berkeley is from Fairfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Berkeley and Fairfield is 31.0 miles, 49.9 km or 26.9 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 31.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
31.0
Kilometers
49.9
Nautical miles
26.9
Bearing from Berkeley
27.8° NNE
Bearing arriving at Fairfield
28.0°
Bearing from Fairfield
208.0° SSW

Halfway between Berkeley and Fairfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.063975, -122.165911 (38°03'50.31"N 122°09'57.28"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Benicia, CA, with 26,477 residents, 0.8 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 Fairfield 14 h 50 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fairfield has 1.0 times the population of Berkeley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Berkeley changed by -2.0% and Fairfield by +2.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Berkeley, CA121,749 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Berkeley from Fairfield?

31.0 miles, 49.9 km or 26.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fairfield from Berkeley?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Berkeley on a bearing of 27.8° and arrives at Fairfield on 28.0°. The return trip starts on 208.0°.

What is halfway between Berkeley and Fairfield?

The midpoint is at 38.063975, -122.165911. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Benicia, CA, 0.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Berkeley and Fairfield?

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

Which is bigger, Berkeley or Fairfield?

Fairfield, with 122,646 residents in July 2024 against 121,749 for Berkeley, 1.0 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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