California

Distance from Downey to Torrance

Straight-line distance

14.9mi

Downey, CA and Torrance, CA are 14.9 miles (24.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (240°).

kilometers
24.0
nautical miles
13.0
heading from Downey
240° WSW
heading from Torrance
60° ENE
DowneyTorrance

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

How far Downey is from Torrance

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and Torrance is 14.9 miles, 24.0 km or 13.0 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 14.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.9
Kilometers
24.0
Nautical miles
13.0
Bearing from Downey
240.2° WSW
Bearing arriving at Torrance
240.0°
Bearing from Torrance
60.0° ENE

Halfway between Downey and Torrance

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.884401, -118.243821 (33°53'3.85"N 118°14'37.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Compton, CA, with 91,129 residents, 1.1 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 Torrance 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

Torrance has 1.3 times the population of Downey. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and Torrance by -4.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
  2. 02Torrance, CA139,576 (-4.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Downey from Torrance?

14.9 miles, 24.0 km or 13.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Torrance from Downey?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 240.2° and arrives at Torrance on 240.0°. The return trip starts on 60.0°.

What is halfway between Downey and Torrance?

The midpoint is at 33.884401, -118.243821. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Compton, CA, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Downey and Torrance?

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

Which is bigger, Downey or Torrance?

Torrance, with 139,576 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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