California to Arizona
Distance from El Cajon to Yuma
Straight-line distance
143.2mi
El Cajon, CA and Yuma, AZ are 143.2 miles (230.5 km) apart in a straight line. From El Cajon, the shortest path starts out heading E (97°).
- kilometers
- 230.5
- nautical miles
- 124.5
- heading from El Cajon
- 97° E
- heading from Yuma
- 279° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Cajon is from Yuma
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Cajon and Yuma is 143.2 miles, 230.5 km or 124.5 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 143.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 143.2
- Kilometers
- 230.5
- Nautical miles
- 124.5
- Bearing from El Cajon
- 97.3° E
- Bearing arriving at Yuma
- 98.6°
- Bearing from Yuma
- 278.6° W
Halfway between El Cajon and Yuma
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.664895, -115.739203 (32°39'53.62"N 115°44'21.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is El Centro, CA, with 44,230 residents, 13.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
El Cajon uses America/Los_Angeles and Yuma uses America/Phoenix. In January Yuma is 1 hour ahead, and in July the same clock time, because only one of them observes daylight saving time. On June 21, El Cajon gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Yuma 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 01 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Yuma has 1.0 times the population of El Cajon. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Cajon changed by -2.6% and Yuma by +6.4%. The trip crosses from California into Arizona.
- 01El Cajon, CA103,291 (-2.6%)
- 02Yuma, AZ103,559 (+6.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Cajon from Yuma?
143.2 miles, 230.5 km or 124.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Yuma from El Cajon?
E. The great-circle path leaves El Cajon on a bearing of 97.3° and arrives at Yuma on 98.6°. The return trip starts on 278.6°.
What is halfway between El Cajon and Yuma?
The midpoint is at 32.664895, -115.739203. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is El Centro, CA, 13.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Cajon and Yuma?
El Cajon uses America/Los_Angeles and Yuma uses America/Phoenix. In January Yuma is 1 hour ahead, and in July the same clock time, because only one of them observes daylight saving time.
Which is bigger, El Cajon or Yuma?
Yuma, with 103,559 residents in July 2024 against 103,291 for El Cajon, 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.
- 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.