California

Distance from Downey to Fullerton

Straight-line distance

12.2mi

Downey, CA and Fullerton, CA are 12.2 miles (19.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (107°).

kilometers
19.6
nautical miles
10.6
heading from Downey
107° ESE
heading from Fullerton
287° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Downey is from Fullerton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and Fullerton is 12.2 miles, 19.6 km or 10.6 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 12.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.2
Kilometers
19.6
Nautical miles
10.6
Bearing from Downey
107.3° ESE
Bearing arriving at Fullerton
107.4°
Bearing from Fullerton
287.4° WNW

Halfway between Downey and Fullerton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.911992, -118.029419 (33°54'43.17"N 118°01'45.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Mirada, CA, with 46,367 residents, 1.4 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 Fullerton 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

Fullerton has 1.3 times the population of Downey. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and Fullerton by -2.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
  2. 02Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Downey from Fullerton?

12.2 miles, 19.6 km or 10.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fullerton from Downey?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 107.3° and arrives at Fullerton on 107.4°. The return trip starts on 287.4°.

What is halfway between Downey and Fullerton?

The midpoint is at 33.911992, -118.029419. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Mirada, CA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Downey and Fullerton?

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

Which is bigger, Downey or Fullerton?

Fullerton, with 140,054 residents in July 2024 against 109,368 for Downey, 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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