California
Distance from Downey to Los Angeles
Straight-line distance
17.0mi
Downey, CA and Los Angeles, CA are 17.0 miles (27.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (289°).
- kilometers
- 27.3
- nautical miles
- 14.8
- heading from Downey
- 289° WNW
- heading from Los Angeles
- 109° ESE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Downey is from Los Angeles
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and Los Angeles is 17.0 miles, 27.3 km or 14.8 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 17.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 17.0
- Kilometers
- 27.3
- Nautical miles
- 14.8
- Bearing from Downey
- 289.4° WNW
- Bearing arriving at Los Angeles
- 289.2°
- Bearing from Los Angeles
- 109.2° ESE
Halfway between Downey and Los Angeles
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.978879, -118.270783 (33°58'43.97"N 118°16'14.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Huntington Park, CA, with 52,166 residents, 3.0 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 Los Angeles 14 h 25 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
Los Angeles has 35.5 times the population of Downey. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and Los Angeles by -0.5%. Both are in California.
- 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
- 02Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Downey from Los Angeles?
17.0 miles, 27.3 km or 14.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Los Angeles from Downey?
WNW. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 289.4° and arrives at Los Angeles on 289.2°. The return trip starts on 109.2°.
What is halfway between Downey and Los Angeles?
The midpoint is at 33.978879, -118.270783. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Huntington Park, CA, 3.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Downey and Los Angeles?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Downey or Los Angeles?
Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 109,368 for Downey, 35.5 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.