California

Distance from Fremont to Modesto

Straight-line distance

52.3mi

Fremont, CA and Modesto, CA are 52.3 miles (84.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fremont, the shortest path starts out heading E (79°).

kilometers
84.2
nautical miles
45.5
heading from Fremont
79° E
heading from Modesto
259° W
FremontModesto

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

How far Fremont is from Modesto

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fremont and Modesto is 52.3 miles, 84.2 km or 45.5 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 52.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
52.3
Kilometers
84.2
Nautical miles
45.5
Bearing from Fremont
78.8° E
Bearing arriving at Modesto
79.4°
Bearing from Modesto
259.4° W

Halfway between Fremont and Modesto

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.566928, -121.472500 (37°34'0.94"N 121°28'21.00"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tracy, CA, with 100,136 residents, 11.1 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 Modesto 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 1.0 times the population of Modesto. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fremont changed by -1.0% and Modesto by +0.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fremont, CA228,192 (-1.0%)
  2. 02Modesto, CA220,592 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fremont from Modesto?

52.3 miles, 84.2 km or 45.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Modesto from Fremont?

E. The great-circle path leaves Fremont on a bearing of 78.8° and arrives at Modesto on 79.4°. The return trip starts on 259.4°.

What is halfway between Fremont and Modesto?

The midpoint is at 37.566928, -121.472500. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tracy, CA, 11.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fremont and Modesto?

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

Which is bigger, Fremont or Modesto?

Fremont, with 228,192 residents in July 2024 against 220,592 for Modesto, 1.0 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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