California

Distance from Modesto to Visalia

Straight-line distance

129.3mi

Modesto, CA and Visalia, CA are 129.3 miles (208.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Modesto, the shortest path starts out heading SE (134°).

kilometers
208.1
nautical miles
112.4
heading from Modesto
134° SE
heading from Visalia
315° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Modesto is from Visalia

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Modesto and Visalia is 129.3 miles, 208.1 km or 112.4 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 129.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
129.3
Kilometers
208.1
Nautical miles
112.4
Bearing from Modesto
133.9° SE
Bearing arriving at Visalia
134.9°
Bearing from Visalia
314.9° NW

Halfway between Modesto and Visalia

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.985690, -120.158544 (36°59'8.48"N 120°09'30.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Madera, CA, with 69,094 residents, 4.2 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 Visalia 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 41 min. Modesto is 1.31° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Modesto has 1.5 times the population of Visalia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Modesto changed by +0.9% and Visalia by +3.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Modesto, CA220,592 (+0.9%)
  2. 02Visalia, CA146,271 (+3.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Modesto from Visalia?

129.3 miles, 208.1 km or 112.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Visalia from Modesto?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Modesto on a bearing of 133.9° and arrives at Visalia on 134.9°. The return trip starts on 314.9°.

What is halfway between Modesto and Visalia?

The midpoint is at 36.985690, -120.158544. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Madera, CA, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Modesto and Visalia?

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

Which is bigger, Modesto or Visalia?

Modesto, with 220,592 residents in July 2024 against 146,271 for Visalia, 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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