California

Distance from Corona to Fontana

Straight-line distance

18.1mi

Corona, CA and Fontana, CA are 18.1 miles (29.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Corona, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (19°).

kilometers
29.1
nautical miles
15.7
heading from Corona
19° NNE
heading from Fontana
199° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Corona is from Fontana

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Corona and Fontana is 18.1 miles, 29.1 km or 15.7 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 18.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.1
Kilometers
29.1
Nautical miles
15.7
Bearing from Corona
18.9° NNE
Bearing arriving at Fontana
19.0°
Bearing from Fontana
199.0° SSW

Halfway between Corona and Fontana

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.985861, -117.514275 (33°59'9.10"N 117°30'51.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Jurupa Valley, CA, with 108,154 residents, 2.9 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, Corona gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Fontana 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fontana has 1.4 times the population of Corona. From July 2020 to July 2024, Corona changed by +2.7% and Fontana by +4.4%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Corona, CA161,540 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Fontana, CA218,455 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Corona from Fontana?

18.1 miles, 29.1 km or 15.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fontana from Corona?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Corona on a bearing of 18.9° and arrives at Fontana on 19.0°. The return trip starts on 199.0°.

What is halfway between Corona and Fontana?

The midpoint is at 33.985861, -117.514275. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Jurupa Valley, CA, 2.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Corona and Fontana?

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

Which is bigger, Corona or Fontana?

Fontana, with 218,455 residents in July 2024 against 161,540 for Corona, 1.4 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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