Nevada to California

Distance from Reno to Sacramento

Straight-line distance

110.2mi

Reno, NV and Sacramento, CA are 110.2 miles (177.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Reno, the shortest path starts out heading SW (233°).

kilometers
177.3
nautical miles
95.7
heading from Reno
233° SW
heading from Sacramento
52° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Reno is from Sacramento

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Reno and Sacramento is 110.2 miles, 177.3 km or 95.7 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 110.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
110.2
Kilometers
177.3
Nautical miles
95.7
Bearing from Reno
232.5° SW
Bearing arriving at Sacramento
231.5°
Bearing from Sacramento
51.5° NE

Halfway between Reno and Sacramento

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.061196, -120.664674 (39°03'40.30"N 120°39'52.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Colfax, CA, with 2,058 residents, 15.7 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, Reno gets 14 h 58 min of daylight and Sacramento 14 h 52 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 28 min. Reno is 0.98° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Sacramento has 1.9 times the population of Reno. From July 2020 to July 2024, Reno changed by +6.3% and Sacramento by +1.9%. The trip crosses from Nevada into California.

  1. 01Reno, NV281,714 (+6.3%)
  2. 02Sacramento, CA535,798 (+1.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Reno from Sacramento?

110.2 miles, 177.3 km or 95.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sacramento from Reno?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Reno on a bearing of 232.5° and arrives at Sacramento on 231.5°. The return trip starts on 51.5°.

What is halfway between Reno and Sacramento?

The midpoint is at 39.061196, -120.664674. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Colfax, CA, 15.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Reno and Sacramento?

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

Which is bigger, Reno or Sacramento?

Sacramento, with 535,798 residents in July 2024 against 281,714 for Reno, 1.9 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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