California
Distance from San Buenaventura (Ventura) to Santa Maria
Straight-line distance
81.8mi
San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA and Santa Maria, CA are 81.8 miles (131.6 km) apart in a straight line. From San Buenaventura (Ventura), the shortest path starts out heading NW (305°).
- kilometers
- 131.6
- nautical miles
- 71.1
- heading from San Buenaventura (Ventura)
- 305° NW
- heading from Santa Maria
- 124° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far San Buenaventura (Ventura) is from Santa Maria
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of San Buenaventura (Ventura) and Santa Maria is 81.8 miles, 131.6 km or 71.1 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 81.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 81.8
- Kilometers
- 131.6
- Nautical miles
- 71.1
- Bearing from San Buenaventura (Ventura)
- 304.5° NW
- Bearing arriving at Santa Maria
- 303.9°
- Bearing from Santa Maria
- 123.9° SE
Halfway between San Buenaventura (Ventura) and Santa Maria
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.601893, -119.846518 (34°36'6.81"N 119°50'47.46"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Goleta, CA, with 32,611 residents, 11.5 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, San Buenaventura (Ventura) gets 14 h 27 min of daylight and Santa Maria 14 h 30 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 48 min. Santa Maria is 0.67° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Santa Maria has 1.0 times the population of San Buenaventura (Ventura). From July 2020 to July 2024, San Buenaventura (Ventura) changed by -0.7% and Santa Maria by +1.4%. Both are in California.
- 01San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA109,831 (-0.7%)
- 02Santa Maria, CA111,346 (+1.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is San Buenaventura (Ventura) from Santa Maria?
81.8 miles, 131.6 km or 71.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Santa Maria from San Buenaventura (Ventura)?
NW. The great-circle path leaves San Buenaventura (Ventura) on a bearing of 304.5° and arrives at Santa Maria on 303.9°. The return trip starts on 123.9°.
What is halfway between San Buenaventura (Ventura) and Santa Maria?
The midpoint is at 34.601893, -119.846518. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Goleta, CA, 11.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between San Buenaventura (Ventura) and Santa Maria?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, San Buenaventura (Ventura) or Santa Maria?
Santa Maria, with 111,346 residents in July 2024 against 109,831 for San Buenaventura (Ventura), 1.0 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.