California

Distance from Roseville to Vacaville

Straight-line distance

45.1mi

Roseville, CA and Vacaville, CA are 45.1 miles (72.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Roseville, the shortest path starts out heading SW (231°).

kilometers
72.7
nautical miles
39.2
heading from Roseville
231° SW
heading from Vacaville
51° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Roseville is from Vacaville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Roseville and Vacaville is 45.1 miles, 72.7 km or 39.2 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 45.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
45.1
Kilometers
72.7
Nautical miles
39.2
Bearing from Roseville
231.2° SW
Bearing arriving at Vacaville
230.7°
Bearing from Vacaville
50.7° NE

Halfway between Roseville and Vacaville

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.564898, -121.645030 (38°33'53.63"N 121°38'42.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Davis, CA, with 67,125 residents, 5.0 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 Vacaville 14 h 51 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 29 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Roseville has 1.6 times the population of Vacaville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Roseville changed by +10.0% and Vacaville by +1.8%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Roseville, CA163,304 (+10.0%)
  2. 02Vacaville, CA103,994 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Roseville from Vacaville?

45.1 miles, 72.7 km or 39.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vacaville from Roseville?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Roseville on a bearing of 231.2° and arrives at Vacaville on 230.7°. The return trip starts on 50.7°.

What is halfway between Roseville and Vacaville?

The midpoint is at 38.564898, -121.645030. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Davis, CA, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Roseville and Vacaville?

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

Which is bigger, Roseville or Vacaville?

Roseville, with 163,304 residents in July 2024 against 103,994 for Vacaville, 1.6 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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