California

Distance from El Monte to Fullerton

Straight-line distance

14.3mi

El Monte, CA and Fullerton, CA are 14.3 miles (23.0 km) apart in a straight line. From El Monte, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (156°).

kilometers
23.0
nautical miles
12.4
heading from El Monte
156° SSE
heading from Fullerton
336° NNW
El MonteFullerton

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

How far El Monte is from Fullerton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Monte and Fullerton is 14.3 miles, 23.0 km or 12.4 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 14.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.3
Kilometers
23.0
Nautical miles
12.4
Bearing from El Monte
156.0° SSE
Bearing arriving at Fullerton
156.1°
Bearing from Fullerton
336.1° NNW

Halfway between El Monte and Fullerton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.980160, -117.978494 (33°58'48.58"N 117°58'42.58"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Habra Heights, CA, with 5,382 residents, 2.2 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 Monte gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Fullerton 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fullerton has 1.3 times the population of El Monte. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Monte changed by -4.1% and Fullerton by -2.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01El Monte, CA104,639 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is El Monte from Fullerton?

14.3 miles, 23.0 km or 12.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fullerton from El Monte?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves El Monte on a bearing of 156.0° and arrives at Fullerton on 156.1°. The return trip starts on 336.1°.

What is halfway between El Monte and Fullerton?

The midpoint is at 33.980160, -117.978494. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Habra Heights, CA, 2.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between El Monte and Fullerton?

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

Which is bigger, El Monte or Fullerton?

Fullerton, with 140,054 residents in July 2024 against 104,639 for El Monte, 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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