California

Distance from El Monte to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

8.6mi

El Monte, CA and Pasadena, CA are 8.6 miles (13.9 km) apart in a straight line. From El Monte, the shortest path starts out heading NW (314°).

kilometers
13.9
nautical miles
7.5
heading from El Monte
314° NW
heading from Pasadena
134° SE
El MontePasadena

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

How far El Monte is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Monte and Pasadena is 8.6 miles, 13.9 km or 7.5 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 8.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
8.6
Kilometers
13.9
Nautical miles
7.5
Bearing from El Monte
313.7° NW
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
313.6°
Bearing from Pasadena
133.6° SE

Halfway between El Monte and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.117612, -118.083522 (34°07'3.40"N 118°05'0.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Marino, CA, with 12,105 residents, 1.7 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 Pasadena 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Pasadena has 1.3 times the population of El Monte. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Monte changed by -4.1% and Pasadena by -1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01El Monte, CA104,639 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is El Monte from Pasadena?

8.6 miles, 13.9 km or 7.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from El Monte?

NW. The great-circle path leaves El Monte on a bearing of 313.7° and arrives at Pasadena on 313.6°. The return trip starts on 133.6°.

What is halfway between El Monte and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 34.117612, -118.083522. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Marino, CA, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between El Monte and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, El Monte or Pasadena?

Pasadena, with 137,195 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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