California

Distance from Modesto to Stockton

Straight-line distance

28.8mi

Modesto, CA and Stockton, CA are 28.8 miles (46.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Modesto, the shortest path starts out heading NW (325°).

kilometers
46.3
nautical miles
25.0
heading from Modesto
325° NW
heading from Stockton
144° SE
ModestoStockton

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

How far Modesto is from Stockton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Modesto and Stockton is 28.8 miles, 46.3 km or 25.0 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 28.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
28.8
Kilometers
46.3
Nautical miles
25.0
Bearing from Modesto
324.6° NW
Bearing arriving at Stockton
324.5°
Bearing from Stockton
144.5° SE

Halfway between Modesto and Stockton

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.807149, -121.155449 (37°48'25.74"N 121°09'19.62"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Manteca, CA, with 94,292 residents, 4.3 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 Stockton 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Stockton has 1.5 times the population of Modesto. From July 2020 to July 2024, Modesto changed by +0.9% and Stockton by +1.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Modesto, CA220,592 (+0.9%)
  2. 02Stockton, CA324,975 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Modesto from Stockton?

28.8 miles, 46.3 km or 25.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stockton from Modesto?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Modesto on a bearing of 324.6° and arrives at Stockton on 324.5°. The return trip starts on 144.5°.

What is halfway between Modesto and Stockton?

The midpoint is at 37.807149, -121.155449. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Manteca, CA, 4.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Modesto and Stockton?

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

Which is bigger, Modesto or Stockton?

Stockton, with 324,975 residents in July 2024 against 220,592 for Modesto, 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.

  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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