California to Nevada

Distance from Roseville to Sparks

Straight-line distance

102.3mi

Roseville, CA and Sparks, NV are 102.3 miles (164.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Roseville, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (57°).

kilometers
164.7
nautical miles
88.9
heading from Roseville
57° ENE
heading from Sparks
238° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Roseville is from Sparks

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Roseville and Sparks is 102.3 miles, 164.7 km or 88.9 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 102.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
102.3
Kilometers
164.7
Nautical miles
88.9
Bearing from Roseville
56.6° ENE
Bearing arriving at Sparks
57.6°
Bearing from Sparks
237.6° WSW

Halfway between Roseville and Sparks

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.175050, -120.521986 (39°10'30.18"N 120°31'19.15"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Truckee, CA, with 17,240 residents, 21.3 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 Sparks 14 h 58 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 22 min. Sparks is 0.80° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Roseville has 1.5 times the population of Sparks. From July 2020 to July 2024, Roseville changed by +10.0% and Sparks by +2.4%. The trip crosses from California into Nevada.

  1. 01Roseville, CA163,304 (+10.0%)
  2. 02Sparks, NV111,520 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Roseville from Sparks?

102.3 miles, 164.7 km or 88.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sparks from Roseville?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Roseville on a bearing of 56.6° and arrives at Sparks on 57.6°. The return trip starts on 237.6°.

What is halfway between Roseville and Sparks?

The midpoint is at 39.175050, -120.521986. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Truckee, CA, 21.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Roseville and Sparks?

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

Which is bigger, Roseville or Sparks?

Roseville, with 163,304 residents in July 2024 against 111,520 for Sparks, 1.5 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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