California

Distance from Elk Grove to Tracy

Straight-line distance

47.6mi

Elk Grove, CA and Tracy, CA are 47.6 miles (76.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Elk Grove, the shortest path starts out heading S (184°).

kilometers
76.6
nautical miles
41.4
heading from Elk Grove
184° S
heading from Tracy
4° N
Elk GroveTracy

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elk Grove is from Tracy

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elk Grove and Tracy is 47.6 miles, 76.6 km or 41.4 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 47.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
47.6
Kilometers
76.6
Nautical miles
41.4
Bearing from Elk Grove
184.4° S
Bearing arriving at Tracy
184.4°
Bearing from Tracy
4.4° N

Halfway between Elk Grove and Tracy

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.071005, -121.418758 (38°04'15.62"N 121°25'7.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lodi, CA, with 68,642 residents, 7.8 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 Tracy 14 h 47 min; on December 21, 9 h 29 min and 9 h 33 min. Elk Grove is 0.69° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Elk Grove has 1.8 times the population of Tracy. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elk Grove changed by +3.5% and Tracy by +7.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Elk Grove, CA182,797 (+3.5%)
  2. 02Tracy, CA100,136 (+7.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elk Grove from Tracy?

47.6 miles, 76.6 km or 41.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tracy from Elk Grove?

S. The great-circle path leaves Elk Grove on a bearing of 184.4° and arrives at Tracy on 184.4°. The return trip starts on 4.4°.

What is halfway between Elk Grove and Tracy?

The midpoint is at 38.071005, -121.418758. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lodi, CA, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elk Grove and Tracy?

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

Which is bigger, Elk Grove or Tracy?

Elk Grove, with 182,797 residents in July 2024 against 100,136 for Tracy, 1.8 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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