California to Nevada

Distance from Elk Grove to Reno

Straight-line distance

113.8mi

Elk Grove, CA and Reno, NV are 113.8 miles (183.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Elk Grove, the shortest path starts out heading NE (46°).

kilometers
183.1
nautical miles
98.9
heading from Elk Grove
46° NE
heading from Reno
227° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elk Grove is from Reno

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elk Grove and Reno is 113.8 miles, 183.1 km or 98.9 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 113.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
113.8
Kilometers
183.1
Nautical miles
98.9
Bearing from Elk Grove
46.0° NE
Bearing arriving at Reno
46.9°
Bearing from Reno
226.9° SW

Halfway between Elk Grove and Reno

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.984364, -120.623600 (38°59'3.71"N 120°37'24.96"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Colfax, CA, with 2,058 residents, 19.3 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, Elk Grove gets 14 h 51 min of daylight and Reno 14 h 58 min; on December 21, 9 h 29 min and 9 h 22 min. Reno is 1.13° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Reno has 1.5 times the population of Elk Grove. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elk Grove changed by +3.5% and Reno by +6.3%. The trip crosses from California into Nevada.

  1. 01Elk Grove, CA182,797 (+3.5%)
  2. 02Reno, NV281,714 (+6.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elk Grove from Reno?

113.8 miles, 183.1 km or 98.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Reno from Elk Grove?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Elk Grove on a bearing of 46.0° and arrives at Reno on 46.9°. The return trip starts on 226.9°.

What is halfway between Elk Grove and Reno?

The midpoint is at 38.984364, -120.623600. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Colfax, CA, 19.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elk Grove and Reno?

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

Which is bigger, Elk Grove or Reno?

Reno, with 281,714 residents in July 2024 against 182,797 for Elk Grove, 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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