California

Distance from Roseville to Sacramento

Straight-line distance

16.1mi

Roseville, CA and Sacramento, CA are 16.1 miles (26.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Roseville, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (210°).

kilometers
26.0
nautical miles
14.0
heading from Roseville
210° SSW
heading from Sacramento
30° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Roseville is from Sacramento

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Roseville and Sacramento is 16.1 miles, 26.0 km or 14.0 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 16.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.1
Kilometers
26.0
Nautical miles
14.0
Bearing from Roseville
209.8° SSW
Bearing arriving at Sacramento
209.8°
Bearing from Sacramento
29.8° NNE

Halfway between Roseville and Sacramento

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.669024, -121.394005 (38°40'8.48"N 121°23'38.42"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Citrus Heights, CA, with 86,909 residents, 6.0 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, Roseville gets 14 h 53 min of daylight and Sacramento 14 h 52 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 28 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Sacramento has 3.3 times the population of Roseville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Roseville changed by +10.0% and Sacramento by +1.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Roseville, CA163,304 (+10.0%)
  2. 02Sacramento, CA535,798 (+1.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Roseville from Sacramento?

16.1 miles, 26.0 km or 14.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sacramento from Roseville?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Roseville on a bearing of 209.8° and arrives at Sacramento on 209.8°. The return trip starts on 29.8°.

What is halfway between Roseville and Sacramento?

The midpoint is at 38.669024, -121.394005. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Citrus Heights, CA, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Roseville and Sacramento?

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

Which is bigger, Roseville or Sacramento?

Sacramento, with 535,798 residents in July 2024 against 163,304 for Roseville, 3.3 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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