California
Distance from El Monte to Los Angeles
Straight-line distance
22.2mi
El Monte, CA and Los Angeles, CA are 22.2 miles (35.7 km) apart in a straight line. From El Monte, the shortest path starts out heading W (260°).
- kilometers
- 35.7
- nautical miles
- 19.3
- heading from El Monte
- 260° W
- heading from Los Angeles
- 80° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Monte is from Los Angeles
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Monte and Los Angeles is 22.2 miles, 35.7 km or 19.3 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 22.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 22.2
- Kilometers
- 35.7
- Nautical miles
- 19.3
- Bearing from El Monte
- 260.2° W
- Bearing arriving at Los Angeles
- 260.0°
- Bearing from Los Angeles
- 80.0° E
Halfway between El Monte and Los Angeles
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.047147, -118.220012 (34°02'49.73"N 118°13'12.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Maywood, CA, with 23,838 residents, 4.5 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 Los Angeles 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Los Angeles has 37.1 times the population of El Monte. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Monte changed by -4.1% and Los Angeles by -0.5%. Both are in California.
- 01El Monte, CA104,639 (-4.1%)
- 02Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Monte from Los Angeles?
22.2 miles, 35.7 km or 19.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Los Angeles from El Monte?
W. The great-circle path leaves El Monte on a bearing of 260.2° and arrives at Los Angeles on 260.0°. The return trip starts on 80.0°.
What is halfway between El Monte and Los Angeles?
The midpoint is at 34.047147, -118.220012. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Maywood, CA, 4.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Monte and Los Angeles?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, El Monte or Los Angeles?
Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 104,639 for El Monte, 37.1 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.