California
Distance from Santa Maria to Thousand Oaks
Straight-line distance
102.9mi
Santa Maria, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA are 102.9 miles (165.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Santa Maria, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (119°).
- kilometers
- 165.6
- nautical miles
- 89.4
- heading from Santa Maria
- 119° ESE
- heading from Thousand Oaks
- 300° WNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Santa Maria is from Thousand Oaks
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Santa Maria and Thousand Oaks is 102.9 miles, 165.6 km or 89.4 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 102.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 102.9
- Kilometers
- 165.6
- Nautical miles
- 89.4
- Bearing from Santa Maria
- 119.3° ESE
- Bearing arriving at Thousand Oaks
- 120.2°
- Bearing from Thousand Oaks
- 300.2° WNW
Halfway between Santa Maria and Thousand Oaks
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.565710, -119.655410 (34°33'56.56"N 119°39'19.48"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Santa Barbara, CA, with 87,291 residents, 11.7 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, Santa Maria gets 14 h 30 min of daylight and Thousand Oaks 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 52 min. Santa Maria is 0.74° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Thousand Oaks has 1.1 times the population of Santa Maria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Santa Maria changed by +1.4% and Thousand Oaks by -2.0%. Both are in California.
- 01Santa Maria, CA111,346 (+1.4%)
- 02Thousand Oaks, CA124,229 (-2.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Santa Maria from Thousand Oaks?
102.9 miles, 165.6 km or 89.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Thousand Oaks from Santa Maria?
ESE. The great-circle path leaves Santa Maria on a bearing of 119.3° and arrives at Thousand Oaks on 120.2°. The return trip starts on 300.2°.
What is halfway between Santa Maria and Thousand Oaks?
The midpoint is at 34.565710, -119.655410. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Santa Barbara, CA, 11.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Santa Maria and Thousand Oaks?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Santa Maria or Thousand Oaks?
Thousand Oaks, with 124,229 residents in July 2024 against 111,346 for Santa Maria, 1.1 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.