California

Distance from Fairfield to Stockton

Straight-line distance

44.0mi

Fairfield, CA and Stockton, CA are 44.0 miles (70.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Fairfield, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (116°).

kilometers
70.8
nautical miles
38.2
heading from Fairfield
116° ESE
heading from Stockton
297° WNW
FairfieldStockton

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

How far Fairfield is from Stockton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fairfield and Stockton is 44.0 miles, 70.8 km or 38.2 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 44.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
44.0
Kilometers
70.8
Nautical miles
38.2
Bearing from Fairfield
116.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at Stockton
116.9°
Bearing from Stockton
296.9° WNW

Halfway between Fairfield and Stockton

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.119905, -121.669793 (38°07'11.66"N 121°40'11.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rio Vista, CA, with 10,248 residents, 4.3 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 Stockton 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

Stockton has 2.6 times the population of Fairfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fairfield changed by +2.3% and Stockton by +1.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fairfield, CA122,646 (+2.3%)
  2. 02Stockton, CA324,975 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fairfield from Stockton?

44.0 miles, 70.8 km or 38.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stockton from Fairfield?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Fairfield on a bearing of 116.4° and arrives at Stockton on 116.9°. The return trip starts on 296.9°.

What is halfway between Fairfield and Stockton?

The midpoint is at 38.119905, -121.669793. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rio Vista, CA, 4.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fairfield and Stockton?

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

Which is bigger, Fairfield or Stockton?

Stockton, with 324,975 residents in July 2024 against 122,646 for Fairfield, 2.6 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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