California

Distance from Oakland to Richmond

Straight-line distance

14.6mi

Oakland, CA and Richmond, CA are 14.6 miles (23.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Oakland, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (330°).

kilometers
23.5
nautical miles
12.7
heading from Oakland
330° NNW
heading from Richmond
150° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Oakland is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oakland and Richmond is 14.6 miles, 23.5 km or 12.7 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 14.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.6
Kilometers
23.5
Nautical miles
12.7
Bearing from Oakland
329.8° NNW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
329.7°
Bearing from Richmond
149.7° SSE

Halfway between Oakland and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.861069, -122.293066 (37°51'39.85"N 122°17'35.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Berkeley, CA, with 121,749 residents, 0.4 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, Oakland gets 14 h 47 min of daylight and Richmond 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Oakland has 3.8 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oakland changed by +0.6% and Richmond by -0.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Richmond, CA115,353 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Oakland from Richmond?

14.6 miles, 23.5 km or 12.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Oakland?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Oakland on a bearing of 329.8° and arrives at Richmond on 329.7°. The return trip starts on 149.7°.

What is halfway between Oakland and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 37.861069, -122.293066. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Berkeley, CA, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Oakland and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Oakland or Richmond?

Oakland, with 443,554 residents in July 2024 against 115,353 for Richmond, 3.8 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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