California

Distance from Richmond to Vallejo

Straight-line distance

11.9mi

Richmond, CA and Vallejo, CA are 11.9 miles (19.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Richmond, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (27°).

kilometers
19.2
nautical miles
10.4
heading from Richmond
27° NNE
heading from Vallejo
207° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Richmond is from Vallejo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Richmond and Vallejo is 11.9 miles, 19.2 km or 10.4 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 11.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.9
Kilometers
19.2
Nautical miles
10.4
Bearing from Richmond
26.6° NNE
Bearing arriving at Vallejo
26.6°
Bearing from Vallejo
206.6° SSW

Halfway between Richmond and Vallejo

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.029610, -122.311502 (38°01'46.60"N 122°18'41.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hercules, CA, with 26,499 residents, 1.4 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 Vallejo 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 31 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Vallejo has 1.1 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Richmond changed by -0.7% and Vallejo by -1.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Richmond, CA115,353 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Vallejo, CA123,475 (-1.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Richmond from Vallejo?

11.9 miles, 19.2 km or 10.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vallejo from Richmond?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Richmond on a bearing of 26.6° and arrives at Vallejo on 26.6°. The return trip starts on 206.6°.

What is halfway between Richmond and Vallejo?

The midpoint is at 38.029610, -122.311502. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hercules, CA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Richmond and Vallejo?

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

Which is bigger, Richmond or Vallejo?

Vallejo, with 123,475 residents in July 2024 against 115,353 for Richmond, 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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