California

Distance from Escondido to Temecula

Straight-line distance

25.1mi

Escondido, CA and Temecula, CA are 25.1 miles (40.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Escondido, the shortest path starts out heading N (352°).

kilometers
40.4
nautical miles
21.8
heading from Escondido
352° N
heading from Temecula
172° S
EscondidoTemecula

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

How far Escondido is from Temecula

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Escondido and Temecula is 25.1 miles, 40.4 km or 21.8 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 25.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.1
Kilometers
40.4
Nautical miles
21.8
Bearing from Escondido
352.4° N
Bearing arriving at Temecula
352.4°
Bearing from Temecula
172.4° S

Halfway between Escondido and Temecula

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.313103, -117.102790 (33°18'47.17"N 117°06'10.05"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Vista, CA, with 99,322 residents, 11.6 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, Escondido gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Temecula 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Escondido has 1.3 times the population of Temecula. From July 2020 to July 2024, Escondido changed by -1.5% and Temecula by +2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Escondido, CA148,847 (-1.5%)
  2. 02Temecula, CA112,431 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Escondido from Temecula?

25.1 miles, 40.4 km or 21.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Temecula from Escondido?

N. The great-circle path leaves Escondido on a bearing of 352.4° and arrives at Temecula on 352.4°. The return trip starts on 172.4°.

What is halfway between Escondido and Temecula?

The midpoint is at 33.313103, -117.102790. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Vista, CA, 11.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Escondido and Temecula?

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

Which is bigger, Escondido or Temecula?

Escondido, with 148,847 residents in July 2024 against 112,431 for Temecula, 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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