California
Distance from Salinas to Tracy
Straight-line distance
72.4mi
Salinas, CA and Tracy, CA are 72.4 miles (116.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Salinas, the shortest path starts out heading N (8°).
- kilometers
- 116.5
- nautical miles
- 62.9
- heading from Salinas
- 8° N
- heading from Tracy
- 188° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Salinas is from Tracy
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Salinas and Tracy is 72.4 miles, 116.5 km or 62.9 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 72.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 72.4
- Kilometers
- 116.5
- Nautical miles
- 62.9
- Bearing from Salinas
- 7.9° N
- Bearing arriving at Tracy
- 8.0°
- Bearing from Tracy
- 188.0° S
Halfway between Salinas and Tracy
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.208835, -121.543624 (37°12'31.80"N 121°32'37.05"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morgan Hill, CA, with 45,952 residents, 7.6 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, Salinas gets 14 h 40 min of daylight and Tracy 14 h 47 min; on December 21, 9 h 39 min and 9 h 33 min. Tracy is 1.04° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Salinas has 1.6 times the population of Tracy. From July 2020 to July 2024, Salinas changed by -1.6% and Tracy by +7.0%. Both are in California.
- 01Salinas, CA160,783 (-1.6%)
- 02Tracy, CA100,136 (+7.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Salinas from Tracy?
72.4 miles, 116.5 km or 62.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Tracy from Salinas?
N. The great-circle path leaves Salinas on a bearing of 7.9° and arrives at Tracy on 8.0°. The return trip starts on 188.0°.
What is halfway between Salinas and Tracy?
The midpoint is at 37.208835, -121.543624. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morgan Hill, CA, 7.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Salinas and Tracy?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Salinas or Tracy?
Salinas, with 160,783 residents in July 2024 against 100,136 for Tracy, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.