California
Distance from Fremont to Sunnyvale
Straight-line distance
8.8mi
Fremont, CA and Sunnyvale, CA are 8.8 miles (14.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fremont, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (212°).
- kilometers
- 14.2
- nautical miles
- 7.7
- heading from Fremont
- 212° SSW
- heading from Sunnyvale
- 32° NNE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Fremont is from Sunnyvale
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fremont and Sunnyvale is 8.8 miles, 14.2 km or 7.7 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 8.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.8
- Kilometers
- 14.2
- Nautical miles
- 7.7
- Bearing from Fremont
- 211.9° SSW
- Bearing arriving at Sunnyvale
- 211.9°
- Bearing from Sunnyvale
- 31.9° NNE
Halfway between Fremont and Sunnyvale
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.440158, -121.983731 (37°26'24.57"N 121°59'1.43"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fremont, CA, with 228,192 residents, 4.4 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 Sunnyvale 14 h 45 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 35 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Fremont has 1.5 times the population of Sunnyvale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fremont changed by -1.0% and Sunnyvale by +1.0%. Both are in California.
- 01Fremont, CA228,192 (-1.0%)
- 02Sunnyvale, CA156,792 (+1.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Fremont from Sunnyvale?
8.8 miles, 14.2 km or 7.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Sunnyvale from Fremont?
SSW. The great-circle path leaves Fremont on a bearing of 211.9° and arrives at Sunnyvale on 211.9°. The return trip starts on 31.9°.
What is halfway between Fremont and Sunnyvale?
The midpoint is at 37.440158, -121.983731. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fremont, CA, 4.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Fremont and Sunnyvale?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Fremont or Sunnyvale?
Fremont, with 228,192 residents in July 2024 against 156,792 for Sunnyvale, 1.5 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.