California

Distance from Burbank to Thousand Oaks

Straight-line distance

31.3mi

Burbank, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA are 31.3 miles (50.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading W (271°).

kilometers
50.4
nautical miles
27.2
heading from Burbank
271° W
heading from Thousand Oaks
90° E
BurbankThousand Oaks

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Burbank is from Thousand Oaks

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Thousand Oaks is 31.3 miles, 50.4 km or 27.2 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 31.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
31.3
Kilometers
50.4
Nautical miles
27.2
Bearing from Burbank
270.6° W
Bearing arriving at Thousand Oaks
270.3°
Bearing from Thousand Oaks
90.3° E

Halfway between Burbank and Thousand Oaks

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.192004, -118.600295 (34°11'31.22"N 118°36'1.06"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hidden Hills, CA, with 1,689 residents, 4.0 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, Burbank gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Thousand Oaks 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Thousand Oaks has 1.2 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Thousand Oaks by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Thousand Oaks, CA124,229 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Thousand Oaks?

31.3 miles, 50.4 km or 27.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Thousand Oaks from Burbank?

W. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 270.6° and arrives at Thousand Oaks on 270.3°. The return trip starts on 90.3°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Thousand Oaks?

The midpoint is at 34.192004, -118.600295. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hidden Hills, CA, 4.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Thousand Oaks?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or Thousand Oaks?

Thousand Oaks, with 124,229 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 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.

  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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