California

Distance from El Monte to West Covina

Straight-line distance

6.9mi

El Monte, CA and West Covina, CA are 6.9 miles (11.2 km) apart in a straight line. From El Monte, the shortest path starts out heading E (101°).

kilometers
11.2
nautical miles
6.0
heading from El Monte
101° E
heading from West Covina
281° W
El MonteWest Covina

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

How far El Monte is from West Covina

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Monte and West Covina is 6.9 miles, 11.2 km or 6.0 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 6.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.9
Kilometers
11.2
Nautical miles
6.0
Bearing from El Monte
100.7° E
Bearing arriving at West Covina
100.8°
Bearing from West Covina
280.8° W

Halfway between El Monte and West Covina

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.065264, -117.969493 (34°03'54.95"N 117°58'10.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Baldwin Park, CA, with 69,247 residents, 1.2 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 West Covina 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

West Covina has 1.0 times the population of El Monte. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Monte changed by -4.1% and West Covina by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01El Monte, CA104,639 (-4.1%)
  2. 02West Covina, CA106,920 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is El Monte from West Covina?

6.9 miles, 11.2 km or 6.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Covina from El Monte?

E. The great-circle path leaves El Monte on a bearing of 100.7° and arrives at West Covina on 100.8°. The return trip starts on 280.8°.

What is halfway between El Monte and West Covina?

The midpoint is at 34.065264, -117.969493. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Baldwin Park, CA, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between El Monte and West Covina?

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

Which is bigger, El Monte or West Covina?

West Covina, with 106,920 residents in July 2024 against 104,639 for El Monte, 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.

  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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