California

Distance from Oakland to Vallejo

Straight-line distance

23.4mi

Oakland, CA and Vallejo, CA are 23.4 miles (37.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Oakland, the shortest path starts out heading N (355°).

kilometers
37.6
nautical miles
20.3
heading from Oakland
355° N
heading from Vallejo
175° S
OaklandVallejo

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

How far Oakland is from Vallejo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oakland and Vallejo is 23.4 miles, 37.6 km or 20.3 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 23.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
23.4
Kilometers
37.6
Nautical miles
20.3
Bearing from Oakland
355.1° N
Bearing arriving at Vallejo
355.1°
Bearing from Vallejo
175.1° S

Halfway between Oakland and Vallejo

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.938351, -122.243958 (37°56'18.07"N 122°14'38.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is El Cerrito, CA, with 26,409 residents, 3.4 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 Vallejo 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 9 h 31 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Oakland has 3.6 times the population of Vallejo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oakland changed by +0.6% and Vallejo by -1.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Vallejo, CA123,475 (-1.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Oakland from Vallejo?

23.4 miles, 37.6 km or 20.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vallejo from Oakland?

N. The great-circle path leaves Oakland on a bearing of 355.1° and arrives at Vallejo on 355.1°. The return trip starts on 175.1°.

What is halfway between Oakland and Vallejo?

The midpoint is at 37.938351, -122.243958. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is El Cerrito, CA, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Oakland and Vallejo?

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

Which is bigger, Oakland or Vallejo?

Oakland, with 443,554 residents in July 2024 against 123,475 for Vallejo, 3.6 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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