California
Distance from Anaheim to Ontario
Straight-line distance
15.4mi
Anaheim, CA and Ontario, CA are 15.4 miles (24.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Anaheim, the shortest path starts out heading NE (35°).
- kilometers
- 24.8
- nautical miles
- 13.4
- heading from Anaheim
- 35° NE
- heading from Ontario
- 215° SW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Anaheim is from Ontario
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Anaheim and Ontario is 15.4 miles, 24.8 km or 13.4 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 15.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 15.4
- Kilometers
- 24.8
- Nautical miles
- 13.4
- Bearing from Anaheim
- 35.1° NE
- Bearing arriving at Ontario
- 35.1°
- Bearing from Ontario
- 215.1° SW
Halfway between Anaheim and Ontario
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.946574, -117.681633 (33°56'47.67"N 117°40'53.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chino Hills, CA, with 77,418 residents, 2.5 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, Anaheim gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Ontario 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Anaheim has 1.9 times the population of Ontario. From July 2020 to July 2024, Anaheim changed by -0.6% and Ontario by +5.4%. Both are in California.
- 01Anaheim, CA344,561 (-0.6%)
- 02Ontario, CA185,285 (+5.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Anaheim from Ontario?
15.4 miles, 24.8 km or 13.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Ontario from Anaheim?
NE. The great-circle path leaves Anaheim on a bearing of 35.1° and arrives at Ontario on 35.1°. The return trip starts on 215.1°.
What is halfway between Anaheim and Ontario?
The midpoint is at 33.946574, -117.681633. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chino Hills, CA, 2.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Anaheim and Ontario?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Anaheim or Ontario?
Anaheim, with 344,561 residents in July 2024 against 185,285 for Ontario, 1.9 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.