California

Distance from Fremont to Hayward

Straight-line distance

12.8mi

Fremont, CA and Hayward, CA are 12.8 miles (20.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Fremont, the shortest path starts out heading NW (316°).

kilometers
20.6
nautical miles
11.1
heading from Fremont
316° NW
heading from Hayward
136° SE
FremontHayward

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

How far Fremont is from Hayward

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fremont and Hayward is 12.8 miles, 20.6 km or 11.1 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 12.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.8
Kilometers
20.6
Nautical miles
11.1
Bearing from Fremont
315.7° NW
Bearing arriving at Hayward
315.6°
Bearing from Hayward
135.6° SE

Halfway between Fremont and Hayward

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.560678, -122.022478 (37°33'38.44"N 122°01'20.92"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Union City, CA, with 66,196 residents, 2.9 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, Fremont gets 14 h 45 min of daylight and Hayward 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 34 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fremont has 1.4 times the population of Hayward. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fremont changed by -1.0% and Hayward by -2.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fremont, CA228,192 (-1.0%)
  2. 02Hayward, CA158,440 (-2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fremont from Hayward?

12.8 miles, 20.6 km or 11.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Hayward from Fremont?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Fremont on a bearing of 315.7° and arrives at Hayward on 315.6°. The return trip starts on 135.6°.

What is halfway between Fremont and Hayward?

The midpoint is at 37.560678, -122.022478. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Union City, CA, 2.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fremont and Hayward?

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

Which is bigger, Fremont or Hayward?

Fremont, with 228,192 residents in July 2024 against 158,440 for Hayward, 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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