California

Distance from Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks

Straight-line distance

26.3mi

Santa Clarita, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA are 26.3 miles (42.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Santa Clarita, the shortest path starts out heading SW (234°).

kilometers
42.3
nautical miles
22.9
heading from Santa Clarita
234° SW
heading from Thousand Oaks
54° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Santa Clarita is from Thousand Oaks

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks is 26.3 miles, 42.3 km or 22.9 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 26.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.3
Kilometers
42.3
Nautical miles
22.9
Bearing from Santa Clarita
234.2° SW
Bearing arriving at Thousand Oaks
234.0°
Bearing from Thousand Oaks
54.0° NE

Halfway between Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.305042, -118.687698 (34°18'18.15"N 118°41'15.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Simi Valley, CA, with 125,778 residents, 4.3 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, Santa Clarita gets 14 h 28 min of daylight and Thousand Oaks 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 51 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Santa Clarita has 1.8 times the population of Thousand Oaks. From July 2020 to July 2024, Santa Clarita changed by -1.4% and Thousand Oaks by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Santa Clarita, CA229,159 (-1.4%)
  2. 02Thousand Oaks, CA124,229 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Santa Clarita from Thousand Oaks?

26.3 miles, 42.3 km or 22.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Thousand Oaks from Santa Clarita?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Santa Clarita on a bearing of 234.2° and arrives at Thousand Oaks on 234.0°. The return trip starts on 54.0°.

What is halfway between Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks?

The midpoint is at 34.305042, -118.687698. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Simi Valley, CA, 4.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks?

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

Which is bigger, Santa Clarita or Thousand Oaks?

Santa Clarita, with 229,159 residents in July 2024 against 124,229 for Thousand Oaks, 1.8 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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