Nevada to California

Distance from Reno to Stockton

Straight-line distance

134.1mi

Reno, NV and Stockton, CA are 134.1 miles (215.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Reno, the shortest path starts out heading SW (216°).

kilometers
215.8
nautical miles
116.5
heading from Reno
216° SW
heading from Stockton
35° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Reno is from Stockton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Reno and Stockton is 134.1 miles, 215.8 km or 116.5 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 134.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
134.1
Kilometers
215.8
Nautical miles
116.5
Bearing from Reno
216.3° SW
Bearing arriving at Stockton
215.4°
Bearing from Stockton
35.4° NE

Halfway between Reno and Stockton

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.765116, -120.587287 (38°45'54.42"N 120°35'14.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Placerville, CA, with 10,695 residents, 11.6 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, Reno gets 14 h 58 min of daylight and Stockton 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 32 min. Reno is 1.57° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Stockton has 1.2 times the population of Reno. From July 2020 to July 2024, Reno changed by +6.3% and Stockton by +1.2%. The trip crosses from Nevada into California.

  1. 01Reno, NV281,714 (+6.3%)
  2. 02Stockton, CA324,975 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Reno from Stockton?

134.1 miles, 215.8 km or 116.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stockton from Reno?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Reno on a bearing of 216.3° and arrives at Stockton on 215.4°. The return trip starts on 35.4°.

What is halfway between Reno and Stockton?

The midpoint is at 38.765116, -120.587287. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Placerville, CA, 11.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Reno and Stockton?

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

Which is bigger, Reno or Stockton?

Stockton, with 324,975 residents in July 2024 against 281,714 for Reno, 1.2 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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