California

Distance from Carlsbad to Murrieta

Straight-line distance

31.1mi

Carlsbad, CA and Murrieta, CA are 31.1 miles (50.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Carlsbad, the shortest path starts out heading N (10°).

kilometers
50.1
nautical miles
27.1
heading from Carlsbad
10° N
heading from Murrieta
190° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carlsbad is from Murrieta

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carlsbad and Murrieta is 31.1 miles, 50.1 km or 27.1 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 31.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
31.1
Kilometers
50.1
Nautical miles
27.1
Bearing from Carlsbad
9.9° N
Bearing arriving at Murrieta
10.0°
Bearing from Murrieta
190.0° S

Halfway between Carlsbad and Murrieta

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.351259, -117.237719 (33°21'4.53"N 117°14'15.79"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Oceanside, CA, with 170,941 residents, 9.6 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 Murrieta 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Carlsbad has 1.0 times the population of Murrieta. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carlsbad changed by -1.2% and Murrieta by +1.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Carlsbad, CA113,575 (-1.2%)
  2. 02Murrieta, CA112,539 (+1.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carlsbad from Murrieta?

31.1 miles, 50.1 km or 27.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Murrieta from Carlsbad?

N. The great-circle path leaves Carlsbad on a bearing of 9.9° and arrives at Murrieta on 10.0°. The return trip starts on 190.0°.

What is halfway between Carlsbad and Murrieta?

The midpoint is at 33.351259, -117.237719. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Oceanside, CA, 9.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carlsbad and Murrieta?

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

Which is bigger, Carlsbad or Murrieta?

Carlsbad, with 113,575 residents in July 2024 against 112,539 for Murrieta, 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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