California

Distance from Carlsbad to Chula Vista

Straight-line distance

38.0mi

Carlsbad, CA and Chula Vista, CA are 38.0 miles (61.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Carlsbad, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (156°).

kilometers
61.2
nautical miles
33.0
heading from Carlsbad
156° SSE
heading from Chula Vista
336° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carlsbad is from Chula Vista

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carlsbad and Chula Vista is 38.0 miles, 61.2 km or 33.0 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 38.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
38.0
Kilometers
61.2
Nautical miles
33.0
Bearing from Carlsbad
155.7° SSE
Bearing arriving at Chula Vista
155.8°
Bearing from Chula Vista
335.8° NNW

Halfway between Carlsbad and Chula Vista

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.878572, -117.149319 (32°52'42.86"N 117°08'57.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Diego, CA, with 1,404,452 residents, 4.5 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, Carlsbad gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Chula Vista 14 h 18 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 10 h 00 min. Carlsbad is 0.50° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Chula Vista has 2.5 times the population of Carlsbad. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carlsbad changed by -1.2% and Chula Vista by +1.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Carlsbad, CA113,575 (-1.2%)
  2. 02Chula Vista, CA278,546 (+1.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carlsbad from Chula Vista?

38.0 miles, 61.2 km or 33.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Chula Vista from Carlsbad?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Carlsbad on a bearing of 155.7° and arrives at Chula Vista on 155.8°. The return trip starts on 335.8°.

What is halfway between Carlsbad and Chula Vista?

The midpoint is at 32.878572, -117.149319. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Diego, CA, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carlsbad and Chula Vista?

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

Which is bigger, Carlsbad or Chula Vista?

Chula Vista, with 278,546 residents in July 2024 against 113,575 for Carlsbad, 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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