California

Distance from Elk Grove to Vacaville

Straight-line distance

31.8mi

Elk Grove, CA and Vacaville, CA are 31.8 miles (51.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Elk Grove, the shortest path starts out heading W (263°).

kilometers
51.3
nautical miles
27.7
heading from Elk Grove
263° W
heading from Vacaville
83° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elk Grove is from Vacaville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elk Grove and Vacaville is 31.8 miles, 51.3 km or 27.7 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 31.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
31.8
Kilometers
51.3
Nautical miles
27.7
Bearing from Elk Grove
263.2° W
Bearing arriving at Vacaville
262.8°
Bearing from Vacaville
82.8° E

Halfway between Elk Grove and Vacaville

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.386962, -121.676913 (38°23'13.06"N 121°40'36.89"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dixon, CA, with 20,296 residents, 9.0 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 Vacaville 14 h 51 min; on December 21, 9 h 29 min and 9 h 29 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

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

  1. 01Elk Grove, CA182,797 (+3.5%)
  2. 02Vacaville, CA103,994 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elk Grove from Vacaville?

31.8 miles, 51.3 km or 27.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vacaville from Elk Grove?

W. The great-circle path leaves Elk Grove on a bearing of 263.2° and arrives at Vacaville on 262.8°. The return trip starts on 82.8°.

What is halfway between Elk Grove and Vacaville?

The midpoint is at 38.386962, -121.676913. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dixon, CA, 9.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elk Grove and Vacaville?

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

Which is bigger, Elk Grove or Vacaville?

Elk Grove, with 182,797 residents in July 2024 against 103,994 for Vacaville, 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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