California
Distance from Elk Grove to Roseville
Straight-line distance
24.8mi
Elk Grove, CA and Roseville, CA are 24.8 miles (40.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Elk Grove, the shortest path starts out heading N (8°).
- kilometers
- 40.0
- nautical miles
- 21.6
- heading from Elk Grove
- 8° N
- heading from Roseville
- 188° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Elk Grove is from Roseville
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elk Grove and Roseville is 24.8 miles, 40.0 km or 21.6 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 24.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 24.8
- Kilometers
- 40.0
- Nautical miles
- 21.6
- Bearing from Elk Grove
- 8.2° N
- Bearing arriving at Roseville
- 8.2°
- Bearing from Roseville
- 188.2° S
Halfway between Elk Grove and Roseville
The great-circle midpoint is at 38.592455, -121.352381 (38°35'32.84"N 121°21'8.57"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rancho Cordova, CA, with 84,113 residents, 6.3 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 Roseville 14 h 53 min; on December 21, 9 h 29 min and 9 h 27 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Elk Grove has 1.1 times the population of Roseville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elk Grove changed by +3.5% and Roseville by +10.0%. Both are in California.
- 01Elk Grove, CA182,797 (+3.5%)
- 02Roseville, CA163,304 (+10.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Elk Grove from Roseville?
24.8 miles, 40.0 km or 21.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Roseville from Elk Grove?
N. The great-circle path leaves Elk Grove on a bearing of 8.2° and arrives at Roseville on 8.2°. The return trip starts on 188.2°.
What is halfway between Elk Grove and Roseville?
The midpoint is at 38.592455, -121.352381. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rancho Cordova, CA, 6.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Elk Grove and Roseville?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Elk Grove or Roseville?
Elk Grove, with 182,797 residents in July 2024 against 163,304 for Roseville, 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.