California

Distance from Berkeley to Richmond

Straight-line distance

6.9mi

Berkeley, CA and Richmond, CA are 6.9 miles (11.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Berkeley, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (331°).

kilometers
11.1
nautical miles
6.0
heading from Berkeley
331° NNW
heading from Richmond
151° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Berkeley is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Berkeley and Richmond is 6.9 miles, 11.1 km or 6.0 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 6.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.9
Kilometers
11.1
Nautical miles
6.0
Bearing from Berkeley
330.6° NNW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
330.6°
Bearing from Richmond
150.6° SSE

Halfway between Berkeley and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.909004, -122.329632 (37°54'32.41"N 122°19'46.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Albany, CA, with 19,439 residents, 1.4 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 Richmond 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Berkeley has 1.1 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Berkeley changed by -2.0% and Richmond by -0.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Berkeley, CA121,749 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Richmond, CA115,353 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Berkeley from Richmond?

6.9 miles, 11.1 km or 6.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Berkeley?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Berkeley on a bearing of 330.6° and arrives at Richmond on 330.6°. The return trip starts on 150.6°.

What is halfway between Berkeley and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 37.909004, -122.329632. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Albany, CA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Berkeley and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Berkeley or Richmond?

Berkeley, with 121,749 residents in July 2024 against 115,353 for Richmond, 1.1 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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