California

Distance from Oakland to Santa Clara

Straight-line distance

31.4mi

Oakland, CA and Santa Clara, CA are 31.4 miles (50.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Oakland, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (153°).

kilometers
50.5
nautical miles
27.2
heading from Oakland
153° SSE
heading from Santa Clara
333° NNW
OaklandSanta Clara

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

How far Oakland is from Santa Clara

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oakland and Santa Clara is 31.4 miles, 50.5 km or 27.2 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 31.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
31.4
Kilometers
50.5
Nautical miles
27.2
Bearing from Oakland
153.2° SSE
Bearing arriving at Santa Clara
153.3°
Bearing from Santa Clara
333.3° NNW

Halfway between Oakland and Santa Clara

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.567270, -122.096500 (37°34'2.17"N 122°05'47.40"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hayward, CA, with 158,440 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, Oakland gets 14 h 47 min of daylight and Santa Clara 14 h 44 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 9 h 35 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Oakland has 3.3 times the population of Santa Clara. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oakland changed by +0.6% and Santa Clara by +3.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Santa Clara, CA133,132 (+3.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Oakland from Santa Clara?

31.4 miles, 50.5 km or 27.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Santa Clara from Oakland?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Oakland on a bearing of 153.2° and arrives at Santa Clara on 153.3°. The return trip starts on 333.3°.

What is halfway between Oakland and Santa Clara?

The midpoint is at 37.567270, -122.096500. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hayward, CA, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Oakland and Santa Clara?

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

Which is bigger, Oakland or Santa Clara?

Oakland, with 443,554 residents in July 2024 against 133,132 for Santa Clara, 3.3 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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