California

Distance from Fresno to Visalia

Straight-line distance

40.7mi

Fresno, CA and Visalia, CA are 40.7 miles (65.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Fresno, the shortest path starts out heading SE (140°).

kilometers
65.4
nautical miles
35.3
heading from Fresno
140° SE
heading from Visalia
321° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fresno is from Visalia

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fresno and Visalia is 40.7 miles, 65.4 km or 35.3 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 40.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
40.7
Kilometers
65.4
Nautical miles
35.3
Bearing from Fresno
140.5° SE
Bearing arriving at Visalia
140.7°
Bearing from Visalia
320.7° NW

Halfway between Fresno and Visalia

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.555576, -119.560266 (36°33'20.07"N 119°33'36.96"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Kingsburg, CA, with 13,128 residents, 2.1 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, Fresno gets 14 h 41 min of daylight and Visalia 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 38 min and 9 h 41 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fresno has 3.8 times the population of Visalia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fresno changed by +1.4% and Visalia by +3.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fresno, CA550,105 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Visalia, CA146,271 (+3.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fresno from Visalia?

40.7 miles, 65.4 km or 35.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Visalia from Fresno?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Fresno on a bearing of 140.5° and arrives at Visalia on 140.7°. The return trip starts on 320.7°.

What is halfway between Fresno and Visalia?

The midpoint is at 36.555576, -119.560266. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Kingsburg, CA, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fresno and Visalia?

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

Which is bigger, Fresno or Visalia?

Fresno, with 550,105 residents in July 2024 against 146,271 for Visalia, 3.8 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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