California
Distance from Santa Maria to Visalia
Straight-line distance
114.9mi
Santa Maria, CA and Visalia, CA are 114.9 miles (185.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Santa Maria, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (33°).
- kilometers
- 185.0
- nautical miles
- 99.9
- heading from Santa Maria
- 33° NNE
- heading from Visalia
- 213° SSW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Santa Maria is from Visalia
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Santa Maria and Visalia is 114.9 miles, 185.0 km or 99.9 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 114.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 114.9
- Kilometers
- 185.0
- Nautical miles
- 99.9
- Bearing from Santa Maria
- 32.7° NNE
- Bearing arriving at Visalia
- 33.3°
- Bearing from Visalia
- 213.3° SSW
Halfway between Santa Maria and Visalia
The great-circle midpoint is at 35.631834, -119.890915 (35°37'54.60"N 119°53'27.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Wasco, CA, with 27,409 residents, 29.5 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, Santa Maria gets 14 h 30 min of daylight and Visalia 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 41 min. Visalia is 1.39° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Visalia has 1.3 times the population of Santa Maria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Santa Maria changed by +1.4% and Visalia by +3.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Santa Maria, CA111,346 (+1.4%)
- 02Visalia, CA146,271 (+3.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Santa Maria from Visalia?
114.9 miles, 185.0 km or 99.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Visalia from Santa Maria?
NNE. The great-circle path leaves Santa Maria on a bearing of 32.7° and arrives at Visalia on 33.3°. The return trip starts on 213.3°.
What is halfway between Santa Maria and Visalia?
The midpoint is at 35.631834, -119.890915. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Wasco, CA, 29.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Santa Maria and Visalia?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Santa Maria or Visalia?
Visalia, with 146,271 residents in July 2024 against 111,346 for Santa Maria, 1.3 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.