California

Distance from Corona to Murrieta

Straight-line distance

29.3mi

Corona, CA and Murrieta, CA are 29.3 miles (47.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Corona, the shortest path starts out heading SE (133°).

kilometers
47.2
nautical miles
25.5
heading from Corona
133° SE
heading from Murrieta
313° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Corona is from Murrieta

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Corona and Murrieta is 29.3 miles, 47.2 km or 25.5 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 29.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.3
Kilometers
47.2
Nautical miles
25.5
Bearing from Corona
132.7° SE
Bearing arriving at Murrieta
132.9°
Bearing from Murrieta
312.9° NW

Halfway between Corona and Murrieta

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.717741, -117.377935 (33°43'3.87"N 117°22'40.57"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lake Elsinore, CA, with 73,595 residents, 3.3 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 Murrieta 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Corona has 1.4 times the population of Murrieta. From July 2020 to July 2024, Corona changed by +2.7% and Murrieta by +1.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Corona, CA161,540 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Murrieta, CA112,539 (+1.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Corona from Murrieta?

29.3 miles, 47.2 km or 25.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Murrieta from Corona?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Corona on a bearing of 132.7° and arrives at Murrieta on 132.9°. The return trip starts on 312.9°.

What is halfway between Corona and Murrieta?

The midpoint is at 33.717741, -117.377935. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lake Elsinore, CA, 3.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Corona and Murrieta?

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

Which is bigger, Corona or Murrieta?

Corona, with 161,540 residents in July 2024 against 112,539 for Murrieta, 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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