California

Distance from Downey to El Monte

Straight-line distance

11.1mi

Downey, CA and El Monte, CA are 11.1 miles (17.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (32°).

kilometers
17.8
nautical miles
9.6
heading from Downey
32° NNE
heading from El Monte
212° SSW
DowneyEl Monte

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

How far Downey is from El Monte

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and El Monte is 11.1 miles, 17.8 km or 9.6 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 11.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.1
Kilometers
17.8
Nautical miles
9.6
Bearing from Downey
31.7° NNE
Bearing arriving at El Monte
31.8°
Bearing from El Monte
211.8° SSW

Halfway between Downey and El Monte

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.006410, -118.080041 (34°00'23.08"N 118°04'48.15"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pico Rivera, CA, with 59,363 residents, 1.3 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, Downey gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and El Monte 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

Downey has 1.0 times the population of El Monte. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and El Monte by -4.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
  2. 02El Monte, CA104,639 (-4.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Downey from El Monte?

11.1 miles, 17.8 km or 9.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is El Monte from Downey?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 31.7° and arrives at El Monte on 31.8°. The return trip starts on 211.8°.

What is halfway between Downey and El Monte?

The midpoint is at 34.006410, -118.080041. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pico Rivera, CA, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Downey and El Monte?

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

Which is bigger, Downey or El Monte?

Downey, with 109,368 residents in July 2024 against 104,639 for El Monte, 1.0 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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