California
Distance from San Francisco to Vallejo
Straight-line distance
49.5mi
San Francisco, CA and Vallejo, CA are 49.5 miles (79.7 km) apart in a straight line. From San Francisco, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (58°).
- kilometers
- 79.7
- nautical miles
- 43.0
- heading from San Francisco
- 58° ENE
- heading from Vallejo
- 238° WSW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far San Francisco is from Vallejo
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of San Francisco and Vallejo is 49.5 miles, 79.7 km or 43.0 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 49.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 49.5
- Kilometers
- 79.7
- Nautical miles
- 43.0
- Bearing from San Francisco
- 57.8° ENE
- Bearing arriving at Vallejo
- 58.2°
- Bearing from Vallejo
- 238.2° WSW
Halfway between San Francisco and Vallejo
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.917677, -122.648244 (37°55'3.64"N 122°38'53.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fairfax, CA, with 7,476 residents, 5.7 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 Francisco gets 14 h 47 min of daylight and Vallejo 14 h 49 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 9 h 31 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
San Francisco has 6.7 times the population of Vallejo. From July 2020 to July 2024, San Francisco changed by -5.4% and Vallejo by -1.9%. Both are in California.
- 01San Francisco, CA827,526 (-5.4%)
- 02Vallejo, CA123,475 (-1.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is San Francisco from Vallejo?
49.5 miles, 79.7 km or 43.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Vallejo from San Francisco?
ENE. The great-circle path leaves San Francisco on a bearing of 57.8° and arrives at Vallejo on 58.2°. The return trip starts on 238.2°.
What is halfway between San Francisco and Vallejo?
The midpoint is at 37.917677, -122.648244. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fairfax, CA, 5.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between San Francisco and Vallejo?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, San Francisco or Vallejo?
San Francisco, with 827,526 residents in July 2024 against 123,475 for Vallejo, 6.7 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.