California

Distance from Fairfield to Santa Rosa

Straight-line distance

38.6mi

Fairfield, CA and Santa Rosa, CA are 38.6 miles (62.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fairfield, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (289°).

kilometers
62.2
nautical miles
33.6
heading from Fairfield
289° WNW
heading from Santa Rosa
109° ESE
FairfieldSanta Rosa

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

How far Fairfield is from Santa Rosa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fairfield and Santa Rosa is 38.6 miles, 62.2 km or 33.6 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 38.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
38.6
Kilometers
62.2
Nautical miles
33.6
Bearing from Fairfield
289.4° WNW
Bearing arriving at Santa Rosa
289.0°
Bearing from Santa Rosa
109.0° ESE

Halfway between Fairfield and Santa Rosa

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.354432, -122.368873 (38°21'15.96"N 122°22'7.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Yountville, CA, with 3,280 residents, 2.7 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 Santa Rosa 14 h 51 min; on December 21, 9 h 30 min and 9 h 29 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Santa Rosa has 1.4 times the population of Fairfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fairfield changed by +2.3% and Santa Rosa by -0.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
  2. 02Santa Rosa, CA177,524 (-0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fairfield from Santa Rosa?

38.6 miles, 62.2 km or 33.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Santa Rosa from Fairfield?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Fairfield on a bearing of 289.4° and arrives at Santa Rosa on 289.0°. The return trip starts on 109.0°.

What is halfway between Fairfield and Santa Rosa?

The midpoint is at 38.354432, -122.368873. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Yountville, CA, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fairfield and Santa Rosa?

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

Which is bigger, Fairfield or Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa, with 177,524 residents in July 2024 against 122,646 for Fairfield, 1.4 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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