California
Distance from Concord to Hayward
Straight-line distance
24.5mi
Concord, CA and Hayward, CA are 24.5 miles (39.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Concord, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (193°).
- kilometers
- 39.5
- nautical miles
- 21.3
- heading from Concord
- 193° SSW
- heading from Hayward
- 13° NNE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Concord is from Hayward
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Concord and Hayward is 24.5 miles, 39.5 km or 21.3 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 24.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 24.5
- Kilometers
- 39.5
- Nautical miles
- 21.3
- Bearing from Concord
- 193.2° SSW
- Bearing arriving at Hayward
- 193.2°
- Bearing from Hayward
- 13.2° NNE
Halfway between Concord and Hayward
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.799511, -122.052920 (37°47'58.24"N 122°03'10.51"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Danville, CA, with 43,410 residents, 4.6 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 Hayward 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 34 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Hayward has 1.3 times the population of Concord. From July 2020 to July 2024, Concord changed by -1.0% and Hayward by -2.6%. Both are in California.
- 01Concord, CA124,016 (-1.0%)
- 02Hayward, CA158,440 (-2.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Concord from Hayward?
24.5 miles, 39.5 km or 21.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Hayward from Concord?
SSW. The great-circle path leaves Concord on a bearing of 193.2° and arrives at Hayward on 193.2°. The return trip starts on 13.2°.
What is halfway between Concord and Hayward?
The midpoint is at 37.799511, -122.052920. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Danville, CA, 4.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Concord and Hayward?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Concord or Hayward?
Hayward, with 158,440 residents in July 2024 against 124,016 for Concord, 1.3 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.
- 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.