California

Distance from Fairfield to Richmond

Straight-line distance

27.9mi

Fairfield, CA and Richmond, CA are 27.9 miles (44.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Fairfield, the shortest path starts out heading SW (220°).

kilometers
44.9
nautical miles
24.2
heading from Fairfield
220° SW
heading from Richmond
40° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fairfield is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fairfield and Richmond is 27.9 miles, 44.9 km or 24.2 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 27.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
27.9
Kilometers
44.9
Nautical miles
24.2
Bearing from Fairfield
219.9° SW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
219.7°
Bearing from Richmond
39.7° NE

Halfway between Fairfield and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.107314, -122.196848 (38°06'26.33"N 122°11'48.65"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Benicia, CA, with 26,477 residents, 3.3 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, Fairfield gets 14 h 50 min of daylight and Richmond 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 30 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fairfield has 1.1 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fairfield changed by +2.3% and Richmond by -0.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
  2. 02Richmond, CA115,353 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fairfield from Richmond?

27.9 miles, 44.9 km or 24.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Fairfield?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Fairfield on a bearing of 219.9° and arrives at Richmond on 219.7°. The return trip starts on 39.7°.

What is halfway between Fairfield and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 38.107314, -122.196848. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Benicia, CA, 3.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fairfield and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Fairfield or Richmond?

Fairfield, with 122,646 residents in July 2024 against 115,353 for Richmond, 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.

  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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