California

Distance from Downey to Inglewood

Straight-line distance

12.3mi

Downey, CA and Inglewood, CA are 12.3 miles (19.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading W (276°).

kilometers
19.8
nautical miles
10.7
heading from Downey
276° W
heading from Inglewood
96° E
DowneyInglewood

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

How far Downey is from Inglewood

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and Inglewood is 12.3 miles, 19.8 km or 10.7 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 12.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.3
Kilometers
19.8
Nautical miles
10.7
Bearing from Downey
275.8° W
Bearing arriving at Inglewood
275.7°
Bearing from Inglewood
95.7° E

Halfway between Downey and Inglewood

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.947196, -118.237589 (33°56'49.91"N 118°14'15.32"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Huntington Park, CA, with 52,166 residents, 2.5 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, Downey gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Inglewood 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

Downey has 1.1 times the population of Inglewood. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and Inglewood by -4.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
  2. 02Inglewood, CA102,774 (-4.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Downey from Inglewood?

12.3 miles, 19.8 km or 10.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Inglewood from Downey?

W. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 275.8° and arrives at Inglewood on 275.7°. The return trip starts on 95.7°.

What is halfway between Downey and Inglewood?

The midpoint is at 33.947196, -118.237589. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Huntington Park, CA, 2.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Downey and Inglewood?

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

Which is bigger, Downey or Inglewood?

Downey, with 109,368 residents in July 2024 against 102,774 for Inglewood, 1.1 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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