Nevada

Distance from Reno to Sparks

Straight-line distance

7.4mi

Reno, NV and Sparks, NV are 7.4 miles (11.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Reno, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (76°).

kilometers
11.9
nautical miles
6.4
heading from Reno
76° ENE
heading from Sparks
256° WSW
RenoSparks

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

How far Reno is from Sparks

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Reno and Sparks is 7.4 miles, 11.9 km or 6.4 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 7.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.4
Kilometers
11.9
Nautical miles
6.4
Bearing from Reno
76.3° ENE
Bearing arriving at Sparks
76.4°
Bearing from Sparks
256.4° WSW

Halfway between Reno and Sparks

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.561719, -119.782562 (39°33'42.19"N 119°46'57.22"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sparks, NV, with 111,520 residents, 3.7 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 Sparks 14 h 58 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 22 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Reno has 2.5 times the population of Sparks. From July 2020 to July 2024, Reno changed by +6.3% and Sparks by +2.4%. Both are in Nevada.

  1. 01Reno, NV281,714 (+6.3%)
  2. 02Sparks, NV111,520 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Reno from Sparks?

7.4 miles, 11.9 km or 6.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sparks from Reno?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Reno on a bearing of 76.3° and arrives at Sparks on 76.4°. The return trip starts on 256.4°.

What is halfway between Reno and Sparks?

The midpoint is at 39.561719, -119.782562. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sparks, NV, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Reno and Sparks?

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

Which is bigger, Reno or Sparks?

Reno, with 281,714 residents in July 2024 against 111,520 for Sparks, 2.5 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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