California

Distance from El Cajon to Escondido

Straight-line distance

23.8mi

El Cajon, CA and Escondido, CA are 23.8 miles (38.3 km) apart in a straight line. From El Cajon, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (344°).

kilometers
38.3
nautical miles
20.7
heading from El Cajon
344° NNW
heading from Escondido
164° SSE
El CajonEscondido

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

How far El Cajon is from Escondido

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Cajon and Escondido is 23.8 miles, 38.3 km or 20.7 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 23.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
23.8
Kilometers
38.3
Nautical miles
20.7
Bearing from El Cajon
344.0° NNW
Bearing arriving at Escondido
343.9°
Bearing from Escondido
163.9° SSE

Halfway between El Cajon and Escondido

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.967413, -117.017144 (32°58'2.69"N 117°01'1.72"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Poway, CA, with 49,435 residents, 1.4 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, El Cajon gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Escondido 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Escondido has 1.4 times the population of El Cajon. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Cajon changed by -2.6% and Escondido by -1.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01El Cajon, CA103,291 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Escondido, CA148,847 (-1.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is El Cajon from Escondido?

23.8 miles, 38.3 km or 20.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Escondido from El Cajon?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves El Cajon on a bearing of 344.0° and arrives at Escondido on 343.9°. The return trip starts on 163.9°.

What is halfway between El Cajon and Escondido?

The midpoint is at 32.967413, -117.017144. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Poway, CA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between El Cajon and Escondido?

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

Which is bigger, El Cajon or Escondido?

Escondido, with 148,847 residents in July 2024 against 103,291 for El Cajon, 1.4 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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