California
Distance from Clovis to Visalia
Straight-line distance
39.7mi
Clovis, CA and Visalia, CA are 39.7 miles (63.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Clovis, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (150°).
- kilometers
- 63.9
- nautical miles
- 34.5
- heading from Clovis
- 150° SSE
- heading from Visalia
- 331° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Clovis is from Visalia
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clovis and Visalia is 39.7 miles, 63.9 km or 34.5 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 39.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 39.7
- Kilometers
- 63.9
- Nautical miles
- 34.5
- Bearing from Clovis
- 150.3° SSE
- Bearing arriving at Visalia
- 150.5°
- Bearing from Visalia
- 330.5° NNW
Halfway between Clovis and Visalia
The great-circle midpoint is at 36.578030, -119.504578 (36°34'40.91"N 119°30'16.48"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Parlier, CA, with 14,429 residents, 3.0 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, Clovis gets 14 h 41 min of daylight and Visalia 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 38 min and 9 h 41 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Visalia has 1.1 times the population of Clovis. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clovis changed by +6.0% and Visalia by +3.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Clovis, CA127,993 (+6.0%)
- 02Visalia, CA146,271 (+3.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Clovis from Visalia?
39.7 miles, 63.9 km or 34.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Visalia from Clovis?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Clovis on a bearing of 150.3° and arrives at Visalia on 150.5°. The return trip starts on 330.5°.
What is halfway between Clovis and Visalia?
The midpoint is at 36.578030, -119.504578. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Parlier, CA, 3.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Clovis and Visalia?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Clovis or Visalia?
Visalia, with 146,271 residents in July 2024 against 127,993 for Clovis, 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.
- 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.