California

Distance from Corona to Riverside

Straight-line distance

11.2mi

Corona, CA and Riverside, CA are 11.2 miles (18.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Corona, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (62°).

kilometers
18.0
nautical miles
9.7
heading from Corona
62° ENE
heading from Riverside
242° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint

How far Corona is from Riverside

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Corona and Riverside is 11.2 miles, 18.0 km or 9.7 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 11.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.2
Kilometers
18.0
Nautical miles
9.7
Bearing from Corona
61.9° ENE
Bearing arriving at Riverside
62.0°
Bearing from Riverside
242.0° WSW

Halfway between Corona and Riverside

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.900080, -117.479388 (33°54'0.29"N 117°28'45.80"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Norco, CA, with 25,400 residents, 4.5 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 Riverside 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Riverside has 2.0 times the population of Corona. From July 2020 to July 2024, Corona changed by +2.7% and Riverside by +2.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Corona, CA161,540 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Riverside, CA323,757 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Corona from Riverside?

11.2 miles, 18.0 km or 9.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Riverside from Corona?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Corona on a bearing of 61.9° and arrives at Riverside on 62.0°. The return trip starts on 242.0°.

What is halfway between Corona and Riverside?

The midpoint is at 33.900080, -117.479388. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Norco, CA, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Corona and Riverside?

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

Which is bigger, Corona or Riverside?

Riverside, with 323,757 residents in July 2024 against 161,540 for Corona, 2.0 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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