California to Nevada

Distance from Modesto to Reno

Straight-line distance

146.0mi

Modesto, CA and Reno, NV are 146.0 miles (235.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Modesto, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (25°).

kilometers
235.0
nautical miles
126.9
heading from Modesto
25° NNE
heading from Reno
206° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Modesto is from Reno

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Modesto and Reno is 146.0 miles, 235.0 km or 126.9 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 146.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
146.0
Kilometers
235.0
Nautical miles
126.9
Bearing from Modesto
24.9° NNE
Bearing arriving at Reno
25.6°
Bearing from Reno
205.6° SSW

Halfway between Modesto and Reno

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.594714, -120.434127 (38°35'40.97"N 120°26'2.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Placerville, CA, with 10,695 residents, 21.7 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, Modesto gets 14 h 46 min of daylight and Reno 14 h 58 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 22 min. Reno is 1.91° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Reno has 1.3 times the population of Modesto. From July 2020 to July 2024, Modesto changed by +0.9% and Reno by +6.3%. The trip crosses from California into Nevada.

  1. 01Modesto, CA220,592 (+0.9%)
  2. 02Reno, NV281,714 (+6.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Modesto from Reno?

146.0 miles, 235.0 km or 126.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Reno from Modesto?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Modesto on a bearing of 24.9° and arrives at Reno on 25.6°. The return trip starts on 205.6°.

What is halfway between Modesto and Reno?

The midpoint is at 38.594714, -120.434127. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Placerville, CA, 21.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Modesto and Reno?

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

Which is bigger, Modesto or Reno?

Reno, with 281,714 residents in July 2024 against 220,592 for Modesto, 1.3 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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