California

Distance from Burbank to El Monte

Straight-line distance

18.8mi

Burbank, CA and El Monte, CA are 18.8 miles (30.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (115°).

kilometers
30.2
nautical miles
16.3
heading from Burbank
115° ESE
heading from El Monte
295° WNW
BurbankEl Monte

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

How far Burbank is from El Monte

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and El Monte is 18.8 miles, 30.2 km or 16.3 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 18.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.8
Kilometers
30.2
Nautical miles
16.3
Bearing from Burbank
115.1° ESE
Bearing arriving at El Monte
115.2°
Bearing from El Monte
295.2° WNW

Halfway between Burbank and El Monte

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.132440, -118.177648 (34°07'56.78"N 118°10'39.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is South Pasadena, CA, with 25,656 residents, 2.0 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, Burbank gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and El Monte 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

El Monte has 1.0 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and El Monte by -4.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02El Monte, CA104,639 (-4.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from El Monte?

18.8 miles, 30.2 km or 16.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is El Monte from Burbank?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 115.1° and arrives at El Monte on 115.2°. The return trip starts on 295.2°.

What is halfway between Burbank and El Monte?

The midpoint is at 34.132440, -118.177648. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is South Pasadena, CA, 2.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and El Monte?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or El Monte?

El Monte, with 104,639 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 1.0 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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