California

Distance from Anaheim to Fullerton

Straight-line distance

9.9mi

Anaheim, CA and Fullerton, CA are 9.9 miles (16.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Anaheim, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (282°).

kilometers
16.0
nautical miles
8.6
heading from Anaheim
282° WNW
heading from Fullerton
102° ESE
AnaheimFullerton

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Anaheim is from Fullerton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Anaheim and Fullerton is 9.9 miles, 16.0 km or 8.6 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 9.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.9
Kilometers
16.0
Nautical miles
8.6
Bearing from Anaheim
282.2° WNW
Bearing arriving at Fullerton
282.1°
Bearing from Fullerton
102.1° ESE

Halfway between Anaheim and Fullerton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.870629, -117.843335 (33°52'14.26"N 117°50'36.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Placentia, CA, with 53,395 residents, 1.0 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, Anaheim gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Fullerton 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Anaheim has 2.5 times the population of Fullerton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Anaheim changed by -0.6% and Fullerton by -2.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Anaheim, CA344,561 (-0.6%)
  2. 02Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Anaheim from Fullerton?

9.9 miles, 16.0 km or 8.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fullerton from Anaheim?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Anaheim on a bearing of 282.2° and arrives at Fullerton on 282.1°. The return trip starts on 102.1°.

What is halfway between Anaheim and Fullerton?

The midpoint is at 33.870629, -117.843335. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Placentia, CA, 1.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Anaheim and Fullerton?

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

Which is bigger, Anaheim or Fullerton?

Anaheim, with 344,561 residents in July 2024 against 140,054 for Fullerton, 2.5 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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