California

Distance from Richmond to Vacaville

Straight-line distance

35.2mi

Richmond, CA and Vacaville, CA are 35.2 miles (56.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Richmond, the shortest path starts out heading NE (37°).

kilometers
56.7
nautical miles
30.6
heading from Richmond
37° NE
heading from Vacaville
217° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Richmond is from Vacaville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Richmond and Vacaville is 35.2 miles, 56.7 km or 30.6 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 35.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
35.2
Kilometers
56.7
Nautical miles
30.6
Bearing from Richmond
37.1° NE
Bearing arriving at Vacaville
37.3°
Bearing from Vacaville
217.3° SW

Halfway between Richmond and Vacaville

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.155613, -122.165146 (38°09'20.21"N 122°09'54.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is American Canyon, CA, with 21,742 residents, 5.4 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, Richmond gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and Vacaville 14 h 51 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 29 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Richmond has 1.1 times the population of Vacaville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Richmond changed by -0.7% and Vacaville by +1.8%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Richmond, CA115,353 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Vacaville, CA103,994 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Richmond from Vacaville?

35.2 miles, 56.7 km or 30.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vacaville from Richmond?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Richmond on a bearing of 37.1° and arrives at Vacaville on 37.3°. The return trip starts on 217.3°.

What is halfway between Richmond and Vacaville?

The midpoint is at 38.155613, -122.165146. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is American Canyon, CA, 5.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Richmond and Vacaville?

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

Which is bigger, Richmond or Vacaville?

Richmond, with 115,353 residents in July 2024 against 103,994 for Vacaville, 1.1 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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