California

Distance from Clovis to Fresno

Straight-line distance

6.9mi

Clovis, CA and Fresno, CA are 6.9 miles (11.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Clovis, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (243°).

kilometers
11.1
nautical miles
6.0
heading from Clovis
243° WSW
heading from Fresno
63° ENE
ClovisFresno

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

How far Clovis is from Fresno

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clovis and Fresno 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 Clovis
243.3° WSW
Bearing arriving at Fresno
243.2°
Bearing from Fresno
63.2° ENE

Halfway between Clovis and Fresno

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.805263, -119.737616 (36°48'18.95"N 119°44'15.42"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Clovis, CA, with 127,993 residents, 3.5 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, Clovis gets 14 h 41 min of daylight and Fresno 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 38 min and 9 h 38 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fresno has 4.3 times the population of Clovis. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clovis changed by +6.0% and Fresno by +1.4%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Clovis, CA127,993 (+6.0%)
  2. 02Fresno, CA550,105 (+1.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Clovis from Fresno?

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 Fresno from Clovis?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Clovis on a bearing of 243.3° and arrives at Fresno on 243.2°. The return trip starts on 63.2°.

What is halfway between Clovis and Fresno?

The midpoint is at 36.805263, -119.737616. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Clovis, CA, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Clovis and Fresno?

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

Which is bigger, Clovis or Fresno?

Fresno, with 550,105 residents in July 2024 against 127,993 for Clovis, 4.3 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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