California

Distance from Carlsbad to El Cajon

Straight-line distance

29.4mi

Carlsbad, CA and El Cajon, CA are 29.4 miles (47.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Carlsbad, the shortest path starts out heading SE (140°).

kilometers
47.3
nautical miles
25.6
heading from Carlsbad
140° SE
heading from El Cajon
320° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carlsbad is from El Cajon

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carlsbad and El Cajon is 29.4 miles, 47.3 km or 25.6 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 29.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.4
Kilometers
47.3
Nautical miles
25.6
Bearing from Carlsbad
140.3° SE
Bearing arriving at El Cajon
140.4°
Bearing from El Cajon
320.4° NW

Halfway between Carlsbad and El Cajon

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.965604, -117.122050 (32°57'56.18"N 117°07'19.38"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Poway, CA, with 49,435 residents, 6.0 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, Carlsbad gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and El Cajon 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Carlsbad has 1.1 times the population of El Cajon. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carlsbad changed by -1.2% and El Cajon by -2.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Carlsbad, CA113,575 (-1.2%)
  2. 02El Cajon, CA103,291 (-2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carlsbad from El Cajon?

29.4 miles, 47.3 km or 25.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is El Cajon from Carlsbad?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Carlsbad on a bearing of 140.3° and arrives at El Cajon on 140.4°. The return trip starts on 320.4°.

What is halfway between Carlsbad and El Cajon?

The midpoint is at 32.965604, -117.122050. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Poway, CA, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carlsbad and El Cajon?

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

Which is bigger, Carlsbad or El Cajon?

Carlsbad, with 113,575 residents in July 2024 against 103,291 for El Cajon, 1.1 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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