California

Distance from Oakland to Sunnyvale

Straight-line distance

28.7mi

Oakland, CA and Sunnyvale, CA are 28.7 miles (46.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Oakland, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (158°).

kilometers
46.2
nautical miles
24.9
heading from Oakland
158° SSE
heading from Sunnyvale
338° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Oakland is from Sunnyvale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oakland and Sunnyvale is 28.7 miles, 46.2 km or 24.9 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 28.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
28.7
Kilometers
46.2
Nautical miles
24.9
Bearing from Oakland
157.6° SSE
Bearing arriving at Sunnyvale
157.7°
Bearing from Sunnyvale
337.7° NNW

Halfway between Oakland and Sunnyvale

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.577842, -122.125743 (37°34'40.23"N 122°07'32.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hayward, CA, with 158,440 residents, 3.6 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 Sunnyvale 14 h 45 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 2.8 times the population of Sunnyvale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oakland changed by +0.6% and Sunnyvale by +1.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Sunnyvale, CA156,792 (+1.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Oakland from Sunnyvale?

28.7 miles, 46.2 km or 24.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sunnyvale from Oakland?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Oakland on a bearing of 157.6° and arrives at Sunnyvale on 157.7°. The return trip starts on 337.7°.

What is halfway between Oakland and Sunnyvale?

The midpoint is at 37.577842, -122.125743. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hayward, CA, 3.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Oakland and Sunnyvale?

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

Which is bigger, Oakland or Sunnyvale?

Oakland, with 443,554 residents in July 2024 against 156,792 for Sunnyvale, 2.8 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)

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