California

Distance from Elk Grove to Fairfield

Straight-line distance

36.6mi

Elk Grove, CA and Fairfield, CA are 36.6 miles (59.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Elk Grove, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (253°).

kilometers
59.0
nautical miles
31.8
heading from Elk Grove
253° WSW
heading from Fairfield
73° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elk Grove is from Fairfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elk Grove and Fairfield is 36.6 miles, 59.0 km or 31.8 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 36.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
36.6
Kilometers
59.0
Nautical miles
31.8
Bearing from Elk Grove
253.5° WSW
Bearing arriving at Fairfield
253.1°
Bearing from Fairfield
73.1° ENE

Halfway between Elk Grove and Fairfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.338795, -121.709041 (38°20'19.66"N 121°42'32.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dixon, CA, with 20,296 residents, 9.8 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, Elk Grove gets 14 h 51 min of daylight and Fairfield 14 h 50 min; on December 21, 9 h 29 min and 9 h 30 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 Fairfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elk Grove changed by +3.5% and Fairfield by +2.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Elk Grove, CA182,797 (+3.5%)
  2. 02Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elk Grove from Fairfield?

36.6 miles, 59.0 km or 31.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fairfield from Elk Grove?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Elk Grove on a bearing of 253.5° and arrives at Fairfield on 253.1°. The return trip starts on 73.1°.

What is halfway between Elk Grove and Fairfield?

The midpoint is at 38.338795, -121.709041. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dixon, CA, 9.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elk Grove and Fairfield?

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

Which is bigger, Elk Grove or Fairfield?

Elk Grove, with 182,797 residents in July 2024 against 122,646 for Fairfield, 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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