California

Distance from Fairfield to Oakland

Straight-line distance

35.6mi

Fairfield, CA and Oakland, CA are 35.6 miles (57.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Fairfield, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (197°).

kilometers
57.3
nautical miles
30.9
heading from Fairfield
197° SSW
heading from Oakland
17° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fairfield is from Oakland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fairfield and Oakland is 35.6 miles, 57.3 km or 30.9 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 35.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
35.6
Kilometers
57.3
Nautical miles
30.9
Bearing from Fairfield
197.2° SSW
Bearing arriving at Oakland
197.1°
Bearing from Oakland
17.1° NNE

Halfway between Fairfield and Oakland

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.015990, -122.129375 (38°00'57.56"N 122°07'45.75"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Martinez, CA, with 37,006 residents, 1.5 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, Fairfield gets 14 h 50 min of daylight and Oakland 14 h 47 min; on December 21, 9 h 30 min and 9 h 33 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Oakland has 3.6 times the population of Fairfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fairfield changed by +2.3% and Oakland by +0.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
  2. 02Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fairfield from Oakland?

35.6 miles, 57.3 km or 30.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Oakland from Fairfield?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Fairfield on a bearing of 197.2° and arrives at Oakland on 197.1°. The return trip starts on 17.1°.

What is halfway between Fairfield and Oakland?

The midpoint is at 38.015990, -122.129375. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Martinez, CA, 1.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fairfield and Oakland?

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

Which is bigger, Fairfield or Oakland?

Oakland, with 443,554 residents in July 2024 against 122,646 for Fairfield, 3.6 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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