California

Distance from Burbank to Torrance

Straight-line distance

24.9mi

Burbank, CA and Torrance, CA are 24.9 miles (40.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading S (184°).

kilometers
40.1
nautical miles
21.6
heading from Burbank
184° S
heading from Torrance
4° N
BurbankTorrance

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

How far Burbank is from Torrance

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Torrance is 24.9 miles, 40.1 km or 21.6 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 24.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.9
Kilometers
40.1
Nautical miles
21.6
Bearing from Burbank
184.0° S
Bearing arriving at Torrance
184.0°
Bearing from Torrance
4.0° N

Halfway between Burbank and Torrance

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.010301, -118.341532 (34°00'37.08"N 118°20'29.52"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Culver City, CA, with 39,883 residents, 3.2 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 Torrance 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Torrance has 1.3 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Torrance by -4.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Torrance, CA139,576 (-4.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Torrance?

24.9 miles, 40.1 km or 21.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Torrance from Burbank?

S. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 184.0° and arrives at Torrance on 184.0°. The return trip starts on 4.0°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Torrance?

The midpoint is at 34.010301, -118.341532. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Culver City, CA, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Torrance?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or Torrance?

Torrance, with 139,576 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 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.

  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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