California

Distance from Modesto to Tracy

Straight-line distance

25.3mi

Modesto, CA and Tracy, CA are 25.3 miles (40.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Modesto, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (284°).

kilometers
40.8
nautical miles
22.0
heading from Modesto
284° WNW
heading from Tracy
104° ESE
ModestoTracy

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

How far Modesto is from Tracy

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Modesto and Tracy is 25.3 miles, 40.8 km or 22.0 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 25.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.3
Kilometers
40.8
Nautical miles
22.0
Bearing from Modesto
284.3° WNW
Bearing arriving at Tracy
284.1°
Bearing from Tracy
104.1° ESE

Halfway between Modesto and Tracy

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.682663, -121.227464 (37°40'57.59"N 121°13'38.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ripon, CA, with 16,252 residents, 6.7 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 Tracy 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

Modesto has 2.2 times the population of Tracy. From July 2020 to July 2024, Modesto changed by +0.9% and Tracy by +7.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Modesto, CA220,592 (+0.9%)
  2. 02Tracy, CA100,136 (+7.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Modesto from Tracy?

25.3 miles, 40.8 km or 22.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tracy from Modesto?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Modesto on a bearing of 284.3° and arrives at Tracy on 284.1°. The return trip starts on 104.1°.

What is halfway between Modesto and Tracy?

The midpoint is at 37.682663, -121.227464. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ripon, CA, 6.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Modesto and Tracy?

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

Which is bigger, Modesto or Tracy?

Modesto, with 220,592 residents in July 2024 against 100,136 for Tracy, 2.2 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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