California

Distance from El Monte to Pomona

Straight-line distance

15.4mi

El Monte, CA and Pomona, CA are 15.4 miles (24.8 km) apart in a straight line. From El Monte, the shortest path starts out heading E (94°).

kilometers
24.8
nautical miles
13.4
heading from El Monte
94° E
heading from Pomona
274° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far El Monte is from Pomona

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Monte and Pomona is 15.4 miles, 24.8 km or 13.4 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 15.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.4
Kilometers
24.8
Nautical miles
13.4
Bearing from El Monte
94.1° E
Bearing arriving at Pomona
94.2°
Bearing from Pomona
274.2° W

Halfway between El Monte and Pomona

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.066623, -117.895087 (34°03'59.84"N 117°53'42.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Covina, CA, with 106,920 residents, 1.1 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 Pomona 14 h 26 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

Pomona has 1.4 times the population of El Monte. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Monte changed by -4.1% and Pomona by -2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01El Monte, CA104,639 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Pomona, CA147,966 (-2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is El Monte from Pomona?

15.4 miles, 24.8 km or 13.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pomona from El Monte?

E. The great-circle path leaves El Monte on a bearing of 94.1° and arrives at Pomona on 94.2°. The return trip starts on 274.2°.

What is halfway between El Monte and Pomona?

The midpoint is at 34.066623, -117.895087. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Covina, CA, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between El Monte and Pomona?

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

Which is bigger, El Monte or Pomona?

Pomona, with 147,966 residents in July 2024 against 104,639 for El Monte, 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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