California
Distance from Downey to Garden Grove
Straight-line distance
14.7mi
Downey, CA and Garden Grove, CA are 14.7 miles (23.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading SE (138°).
- kilometers
- 23.7
- nautical miles
- 12.8
- heading from Downey
- 138° SE
- heading from Garden Grove
- 318° NW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Downey is from Garden Grove
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and Garden Grove is 14.7 miles, 23.7 km or 12.8 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 14.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 14.7
- Kilometers
- 23.7
- Nautical miles
- 12.8
- Bearing from Downey
- 138.4° SE
- Bearing arriving at Garden Grove
- 138.5°
- Bearing from Garden Grove
- 318.5° NW
Halfway between Downey and Garden Grove
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.858529, -118.045620 (33°51'30.71"N 118°02'44.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Palma, CA, with 15,092 residents, 0.6 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 Garden Grove 14 h 24 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
Garden Grove has 1.6 times the population of Downey. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and Garden Grove by +0.3%. Both are in California.
- 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
- 02Garden Grove, CA172,361 (+0.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Downey from Garden Grove?
14.7 miles, 23.7 km or 12.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Garden Grove from Downey?
SE. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 138.4° and arrives at Garden Grove on 138.5°. The return trip starts on 318.5°.
What is halfway between Downey and Garden Grove?
The midpoint is at 33.858529, -118.045620. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Palma, CA, 0.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Downey and Garden Grove?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Downey or Garden Grove?
Garden Grove, with 172,361 residents in July 2024 against 109,368 for Downey, 1.6 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.