California

Distance from Fairfield to Sacramento

Straight-line distance

37.1mi

Fairfield, CA and Sacramento, CA are 37.1 miles (59.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Fairfield, the shortest path starts out heading NE (55°).

kilometers
59.8
nautical miles
32.3
heading from Fairfield
55° NE
heading from Sacramento
236° SW
FairfieldSacramento

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

How far Fairfield is from Sacramento

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fairfield and Sacramento is 37.1 miles, 59.8 km or 32.3 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 37.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
37.1
Kilometers
59.8
Nautical miles
32.3
Bearing from Fairfield
55.2° NE
Bearing arriving at Sacramento
55.5°
Bearing from Sacramento
235.5° SW

Halfway between Fairfield and Sacramento

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.415238, -121.750897 (38°24'54.86"N 121°45'3.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dixon, CA, with 20,296 residents, 4.5 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 Sacramento 14 h 52 min; on December 21, 9 h 30 min and 9 h 28 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Sacramento has 4.4 times the population of Fairfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fairfield changed by +2.3% and Sacramento by +1.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
  2. 02Sacramento, CA535,798 (+1.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fairfield from Sacramento?

37.1 miles, 59.8 km or 32.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sacramento from Fairfield?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Fairfield on a bearing of 55.2° and arrives at Sacramento on 55.5°. The return trip starts on 235.5°.

What is halfway between Fairfield and Sacramento?

The midpoint is at 38.415238, -121.750897. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dixon, CA, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fairfield and Sacramento?

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

Which is bigger, Fairfield or Sacramento?

Sacramento, with 535,798 residents in July 2024 against 122,646 for Fairfield, 4.4 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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