California
Distance from Daly City to Richmond
Straight-line distance
18.2mi
Daly City, CA and Richmond, CA are 18.2 miles (29.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Daly City, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (18°).
- kilometers
- 29.3
- nautical miles
- 15.8
- heading from Daly City
- 18° NNE
- heading from Richmond
- 198° SSW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Daly City is from Richmond
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Daly City and Richmond is 18.2 miles, 29.3 km or 15.8 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 18.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 18.2
- Kilometers
- 29.3
- Nautical miles
- 15.8
- Bearing from Daly City
- 18.2° NNE
- Bearing arriving at Richmond
- 18.2°
- Bearing from Richmond
- 198.2° SSW
Halfway between Daly City and Richmond
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.827012, -122.412889 (37°49'37.24"N 122°24'46.40"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Belvedere, CA, with 2,080 residents, 4.5 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, Daly City gets 14 h 47 min of daylight and Richmond 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Richmond has 1.1 times the population of Daly City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Daly City changed by -3.4% and Richmond by -0.7%. Both are in California.
- 01Daly City, CA101,418 (-3.4%)
- 02Richmond, CA115,353 (-0.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Daly City from Richmond?
18.2 miles, 29.3 km or 15.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Richmond from Daly City?
NNE. The great-circle path leaves Daly City on a bearing of 18.2° and arrives at Richmond on 18.2°. The return trip starts on 198.2°.
What is halfway between Daly City and Richmond?
The midpoint is at 37.827012, -122.412889. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Belvedere, CA, 4.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Daly City and Richmond?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Daly City or Richmond?
Richmond, with 115,353 residents in July 2024 against 101,418 for Daly City, 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.