California

Distance from Hayward to Oakland

Straight-line distance

11.9mi

Hayward, CA and Oakland, CA are 11.9 miles (19.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Hayward, the shortest path starts out heading NW (326°).

kilometers
19.2
nautical miles
10.4
heading from Hayward
326° NW
heading from Oakland
146° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hayward is from Oakland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hayward and Oakland is 11.9 miles, 19.2 km or 10.4 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 11.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.9
Kilometers
19.2
Nautical miles
10.4
Bearing from Hayward
326.1° NW
Bearing arriving at Oakland
326.0°
Bearing from Oakland
146.0° SE

Halfway between Hayward and Oakland

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.698316, -122.164791 (37°41'53.94"N 122°09'53.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Leandro, CA, with 86,571 residents, 0.4 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, Hayward gets 14 h 46 min of daylight and Oakland 14 h 47 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 33 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Oakland has 2.8 times the population of Hayward. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hayward changed by -2.6% and Oakland by +0.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Hayward, CA158,440 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hayward from Oakland?

11.9 miles, 19.2 km or 10.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Oakland from Hayward?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Hayward on a bearing of 326.1° and arrives at Oakland on 326.0°. The return trip starts on 146.0°.

What is halfway between Hayward and Oakland?

The midpoint is at 37.698316, -122.164791. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Leandro, CA, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hayward and Oakland?

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

Which is bigger, Hayward or Oakland?

Oakland, with 443,554 residents in July 2024 against 158,440 for Hayward, 2.8 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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