California

Distance from Concord to Richmond

Straight-line distance

19.6mi

Concord, CA and Richmond, CA are 19.6 miles (31.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Concord, the shortest path starts out heading W (266°).

kilometers
31.6
nautical miles
17.0
heading from Concord
266° W
heading from Richmond
86° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Concord is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Concord and Richmond is 19.6 miles, 31.6 km or 17.0 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 19.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.6
Kilometers
31.6
Nautical miles
17.0
Bearing from Concord
266.1° W
Bearing arriving at Richmond
265.9°
Bearing from Richmond
85.9° E

Halfway between Concord and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.962386, -122.181124 (37°57'44.59"N 122°10'52.05"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Martinez, CA, with 37,006 residents, 4.4 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 Richmond 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Concord has 1.1 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Concord changed by -1.0% and Richmond by -0.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Concord, CA124,016 (-1.0%)
  2. 02Richmond, CA115,353 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Concord from Richmond?

19.6 miles, 31.6 km or 17.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Concord?

W. The great-circle path leaves Concord on a bearing of 266.1° and arrives at Richmond on 265.9°. The return trip starts on 85.9°.

What is halfway between Concord and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 37.962386, -122.181124. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Martinez, CA, 4.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Concord and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Concord or Richmond?

Concord, with 124,016 residents in July 2024 against 115,353 for Richmond, 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.

  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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