California

Distance from Concord to Elk Grove

Straight-line distance

45.3mi

Concord, CA and Elk Grove, CA are 45.3 miles (73.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Concord, the shortest path starts out heading NE (47°).

kilometers
73.0
nautical miles
39.4
heading from Concord
47° NE
heading from Elk Grove
228° SW
ConcordElk Grove

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

How far Concord is from Elk Grove

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Concord and Elk Grove is 45.3 miles, 73.0 km or 39.4 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 45.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
45.3
Kilometers
73.0
Nautical miles
39.4
Bearing from Concord
47.4° NE
Bearing arriving at Elk Grove
47.8°
Bearing from Elk Grove
227.8° SW

Halfway between Concord and Elk Grove

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.193803, -121.694236 (38°11'37.69"N 121°41'39.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rio Vista, CA, with 10,248 residents, 1.3 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, Concord gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Elk Grove 14 h 51 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 29 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Elk Grove has 1.5 times the population of Concord. From July 2020 to July 2024, Concord changed by -1.0% and Elk Grove by +3.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Concord, CA124,016 (-1.0%)
  2. 02Elk Grove, CA182,797 (+3.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Concord from Elk Grove?

45.3 miles, 73.0 km or 39.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Elk Grove from Concord?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Concord on a bearing of 47.4° and arrives at Elk Grove on 47.8°. The return trip starts on 227.8°.

What is halfway between Concord and Elk Grove?

The midpoint is at 38.193803, -121.694236. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rio Vista, CA, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Concord and Elk Grove?

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

Which is bigger, Concord or Elk Grove?

Elk Grove, with 182,797 residents in July 2024 against 124,016 for Concord, 1.5 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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