California

Distance from Chula Vista to Temecula

Straight-line distance

60.2mi

Chula Vista, CA and Temecula, CA are 60.2 miles (96.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Chula Vista, the shortest path starts out heading N (354°).

kilometers
96.8
nautical miles
52.3
heading from Chula Vista
354° N
heading from Temecula
174° S
Chula VistaTemecula

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

How far Chula Vista is from Temecula

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chula Vista and Temecula is 60.2 miles, 96.8 km or 52.3 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 60.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
60.2
Kilometers
96.8
Nautical miles
52.3
Bearing from Chula Vista
353.6° N
Bearing arriving at Temecula
353.5°
Bearing from Temecula
173.5° S

Halfway between Chula Vista and Temecula

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.060414, -117.073164 (33°03'37.49"N 117°04'23.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Escondido, CA, with 148,847 residents, 5.0 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, Chula Vista gets 14 h 18 min of daylight and Temecula 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 9 h 56 min. Temecula is 0.87° 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 Temecula. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chula Vista changed by +1.0% and Temecula by +2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Chula Vista, CA278,546 (+1.0%)
  2. 02Temecula, CA112,431 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chula Vista from Temecula?

60.2 miles, 96.8 km or 52.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Temecula from Chula Vista?

N. The great-circle path leaves Chula Vista on a bearing of 353.6° and arrives at Temecula on 353.5°. The return trip starts on 173.5°.

What is halfway between Chula Vista and Temecula?

The midpoint is at 33.060414, -117.073164. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Escondido, CA, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chula Vista and Temecula?

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

Which is bigger, Chula Vista or Temecula?

Chula Vista, with 278,546 residents in July 2024 against 112,431 for Temecula, 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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