California
Distance from Berkeley to Vallejo
Straight-line distance
16.8mi
Berkeley, CA and Vallejo, CA are 16.8 miles (27.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Berkeley, the shortest path starts out heading N (7°).
- kilometers
- 27.0
- nautical miles
- 14.6
- heading from Berkeley
- 7° N
- heading from Vallejo
- 187° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Berkeley is from Vallejo
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Berkeley and Vallejo is 16.8 miles, 27.0 km or 14.6 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 16.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 16.8
- Kilometers
- 27.0
- Nautical miles
- 14.6
- Bearing from Berkeley
- 6.8° N
- Bearing arriving at Vallejo
- 6.8°
- Bearing from Vallejo
- 186.8° S
Halfway between Berkeley and Vallejo
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.986301, -122.280530 (37°59'10.69"N 122°16'49.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pinole, CA, with 18,663 residents, 2.3 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 Vallejo 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 31 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Vallejo has 1.0 times the population of Berkeley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Berkeley changed by -2.0% and Vallejo by -1.9%. Both are in California.
- 01Berkeley, CA121,749 (-2.0%)
- 02Vallejo, CA123,475 (-1.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Berkeley from Vallejo?
16.8 miles, 27.0 km or 14.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Vallejo from Berkeley?
N. The great-circle path leaves Berkeley on a bearing of 6.8° and arrives at Vallejo on 6.8°. The return trip starts on 186.8°.
What is halfway between Berkeley and Vallejo?
The midpoint is at 37.986301, -122.280530. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pinole, CA, 2.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Berkeley and Vallejo?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Berkeley or Vallejo?
Vallejo, with 123,475 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.
- 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.