California
Distance from Oxnard to Simi Valley
Straight-line distance
26.6mi
Oxnard, CA and Simi Valley, CA are 26.6 miles (42.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Oxnard, the shortest path starts out heading E (80°).
- kilometers
- 42.9
- nautical miles
- 23.1
- heading from Oxnard
- 80° E
- heading from Simi Valley
- 260° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Oxnard is from Simi Valley
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oxnard and Simi Valley is 26.6 miles, 42.9 km or 23.1 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 26.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 26.6
- Kilometers
- 42.9
- Nautical miles
- 23.1
- Bearing from Oxnard
- 79.8° E
- Bearing arriving at Simi Valley
- 80.0°
- Bearing from Simi Valley
- 260.0° W
Halfway between Oxnard and Simi Valley
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.233364, -118.978092 (34°14'0.11"N 118°58'41.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Camarillo, CA, with 69,881 residents, 3.2 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, Oxnard gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Simi Valley 14 h 27 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Oxnard has 1.6 times the population of Simi Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oxnard changed by -0.6% and Simi Valley by -0.5%. Both are in California.
- 01Oxnard, CA200,616 (-0.6%)
- 02Simi Valley, CA125,778 (-0.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Oxnard from Simi Valley?
26.6 miles, 42.9 km or 23.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Simi Valley from Oxnard?
E. The great-circle path leaves Oxnard on a bearing of 79.8° and arrives at Simi Valley on 80.0°. The return trip starts on 260.0°.
What is halfway between Oxnard and Simi Valley?
The midpoint is at 34.233364, -118.978092. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Camarillo, CA, 3.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Oxnard and Simi Valley?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Oxnard or Simi Valley?
Oxnard, with 200,616 residents in July 2024 against 125,778 for Simi Valley, 1.6 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.