California

Distance from Downey to West Covina

Straight-line distance

15.0mi

Downey, CA and West Covina, CA are 15.0 miles (24.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (57°).

kilometers
24.2
nautical miles
13.1
heading from Downey
57° ENE
heading from West Covina
237° WSW
DowneyWest Covina

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

How far Downey is from West Covina

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and West Covina is 15.0 miles, 24.2 km or 13.1 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 15.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.0
Kilometers
24.2
Nautical miles
13.1
Bearing from Downey
57.2° ENE
Bearing arriving at West Covina
57.3°
Bearing from West Covina
237.3° WSW

Halfway between Downey and West Covina

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.997099, -118.020477 (33°59'49.56"N 118°01'13.72"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Whittier, CA, with 85,589 residents, 2.1 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 West Covina 14 h 26 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

Downey has 1.0 times the population of West Covina. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and West Covina by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
  2. 02West Covina, CA106,920 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Downey from West Covina?

15.0 miles, 24.2 km or 13.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Covina from Downey?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 57.2° and arrives at West Covina on 57.3°. The return trip starts on 237.3°.

What is halfway between Downey and West Covina?

The midpoint is at 33.997099, -118.020477. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Whittier, CA, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Downey and West Covina?

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

Which is bigger, Downey or West Covina?

Downey, with 109,368 residents in July 2024 against 106,920 for West Covina, 1.0 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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