California

Distance from Carlsbad to Escondido

Straight-line distance

12.2mi

Carlsbad, CA and Escondido, CA are 12.2 miles (19.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Carlsbad, the shortest path starts out heading E (89°).

kilometers
19.6
nautical miles
10.6
heading from Carlsbad
89° E
heading from Escondido
269° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carlsbad is from Escondido

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carlsbad and Escondido is 12.2 miles, 19.6 km or 10.6 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 12.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.2
Kilometers
19.6
Nautical miles
10.6
Bearing from Carlsbad
88.7° E
Bearing arriving at Escondido
88.8°
Bearing from Escondido
268.8° W

Halfway between Carlsbad and Escondido

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.131244, -117.179102 (33°07'52.48"N 117°10'44.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Marcos, CA, with 96,620 residents, 0.6 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 Escondido 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Escondido has 1.3 times the population of Carlsbad. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carlsbad changed by -1.2% and Escondido by -1.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Carlsbad, CA113,575 (-1.2%)
  2. 02Escondido, CA148,847 (-1.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carlsbad from Escondido?

12.2 miles, 19.6 km or 10.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Escondido from Carlsbad?

E. The great-circle path leaves Carlsbad on a bearing of 88.7° and arrives at Escondido on 88.8°. The return trip starts on 268.8°.

What is halfway between Carlsbad and Escondido?

The midpoint is at 33.131244, -117.179102. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Marcos, CA, 0.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carlsbad and Escondido?

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

Which is bigger, Carlsbad or Escondido?

Escondido, with 148,847 residents in July 2024 against 113,575 for Carlsbad, 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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