California

Distance from Fairfield to Roseville

Straight-line distance

52.1mi

Fairfield, CA and Roseville, CA are 52.1 miles (83.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Fairfield, the shortest path starts out heading NE (47°).

kilometers
83.9
nautical miles
45.3
heading from Fairfield
47° NE
heading from Roseville
228° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fairfield is from Roseville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fairfield and Roseville is 52.1 miles, 83.9 km or 45.3 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 52.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
52.1
Kilometers
83.9
Nautical miles
45.3
Bearing from Fairfield
47.4° NE
Bearing arriving at Roseville
47.9°
Bearing from Roseville
227.9° SW

Halfway between Fairfield and Roseville

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.516740, -121.677258 (38°31'0.26"N 121°40'38.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Davis, CA, with 67,125 residents, 4.2 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 Roseville 14 h 53 min; on December 21, 9 h 30 min and 9 h 27 min. Roseville is 0.51° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Roseville has 1.3 times the population of Fairfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fairfield changed by +2.3% and Roseville by +10.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
  2. 02Roseville, CA163,304 (+10.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fairfield from Roseville?

52.1 miles, 83.9 km or 45.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Roseville from Fairfield?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Fairfield on a bearing of 47.4° and arrives at Roseville on 47.9°. The return trip starts on 227.9°.

What is halfway between Fairfield and Roseville?

The midpoint is at 38.516740, -121.677258. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Davis, CA, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fairfield and Roseville?

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

Which is bigger, Fairfield or Roseville?

Roseville, with 163,304 residents in July 2024 against 122,646 for Fairfield, 1.3 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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