California

Distance from Costa Mesa to Orange

Straight-line distance

8.9mi

Costa Mesa, CA and Orange, CA are 8.9 miles (14.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Costa Mesa, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (19°).

kilometers
14.3
nautical miles
7.7
heading from Costa Mesa
19° NNE
heading from Orange
199° SSW
Costa MesaOrange

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

How far Costa Mesa is from Orange

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Costa Mesa and Orange is 8.9 miles, 14.3 km or 7.7 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 8.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
8.9
Kilometers
14.3
Nautical miles
7.7
Bearing from Costa Mesa
19.3° NNE
Bearing arriving at Orange
19.3°
Bearing from Orange
199.3° SSW

Halfway between Costa Mesa and Orange

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.726453, -117.886818 (33°43'35.23"N 117°53'12.54"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Santa Ana, CA, with 316,184 residents, 0.7 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, Costa Mesa gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Orange 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Orange has 1.3 times the population of Costa Mesa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Costa Mesa changed by -2.6% and Orange by -1.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Costa Mesa, CA109,131 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Orange, CA137,941 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Costa Mesa from Orange?

8.9 miles, 14.3 km or 7.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Orange from Costa Mesa?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Costa Mesa on a bearing of 19.3° and arrives at Orange on 19.3°. The return trip starts on 199.3°.

What is halfway between Costa Mesa and Orange?

The midpoint is at 33.726453, -117.886818. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Santa Ana, CA, 0.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Costa Mesa and Orange?

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

Which is bigger, Costa Mesa or Orange?

Orange, with 137,941 residents in July 2024 against 109,131 for Costa Mesa, 1.3 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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