California

Distance from Modesto to Sunnyvale

Straight-line distance

58.7mi

Modesto, CA and Sunnyvale, CA are 58.7 miles (94.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Modesto, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (253°).

kilometers
94.5
nautical miles
51.0
heading from Modesto
253° WSW
heading from Sunnyvale
72° ENE
ModestoSunnyvale

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

How far Modesto is from Sunnyvale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Modesto and Sunnyvale is 58.7 miles, 94.5 km or 51.0 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 58.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
58.7
Kilometers
94.5
Nautical miles
51.0
Bearing from Modesto
253.1° WSW
Bearing arriving at Sunnyvale
252.5°
Bearing from Sunnyvale
72.5° ENE

Halfway between Modesto and Sunnyvale

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.512753, -121.515513 (37°30'45.91"N 121°30'55.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tracy, CA, with 100,136 residents, 15.2 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 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

Modesto has 1.4 times the population of Sunnyvale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Modesto changed by +0.9% and Sunnyvale by +1.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Modesto, CA220,592 (+0.9%)
  2. 02Sunnyvale, CA156,792 (+1.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Modesto from Sunnyvale?

58.7 miles, 94.5 km or 51.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sunnyvale from Modesto?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Modesto on a bearing of 253.1° and arrives at Sunnyvale on 252.5°. The return trip starts on 72.5°.

What is halfway between Modesto and Sunnyvale?

The midpoint is at 37.512753, -121.515513. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tracy, CA, 15.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Modesto and Sunnyvale?

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

Which is bigger, Modesto or Sunnyvale?

Modesto, with 220,592 residents in July 2024 against 156,792 for Sunnyvale, 1.4 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.