California to Arizona

Distance from Escondido to Yuma

Straight-line distance

154.2mi

Escondido, CA and Yuma, AZ are 154.2 miles (248.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Escondido, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (105°).

kilometers
248.1
nautical miles
134.0
heading from Escondido
105° ESE
heading from Yuma
287° WNW
EscondidoYuma

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

How far Escondido is from Yuma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Escondido and Yuma is 154.2 miles, 248.1 km or 134.0 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 154.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
154.2
Kilometers
248.1
Nautical miles
134.0
Bearing from Escondido
105.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at Yuma
106.7°
Bearing from Yuma
286.7° WNW

Halfway between Escondido and Yuma

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.831174, -115.793468 (32°49'52.23"N 115°47'36.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Imperial, CA, with 22,102 residents, 12.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Escondido uses America/Los_Angeles and Yuma uses America/Phoenix. In January Yuma is 1 hour ahead, and in July the same clock time, because only one of them observes daylight saving time. On June 21, Escondido gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Yuma 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 10 h 01 min. Escondido is 0.62° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Escondido has 1.4 times the population of Yuma. From July 2020 to July 2024, Escondido changed by -1.5% and Yuma by +6.4%. The trip crosses from California into Arizona.

  1. 01Escondido, CA148,847 (-1.5%)
  2. 02Yuma, AZ103,559 (+6.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Escondido from Yuma?

154.2 miles, 248.1 km or 134.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yuma from Escondido?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Escondido on a bearing of 105.4° and arrives at Yuma on 106.7°. The return trip starts on 286.7°.

What is halfway between Escondido and Yuma?

The midpoint is at 32.831174, -115.793468. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Imperial, CA, 12.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Escondido and Yuma?

Escondido uses America/Los_Angeles and Yuma uses America/Phoenix. In January Yuma is 1 hour ahead, and in July the same clock time, because only one of them observes daylight saving time.

Which is bigger, Escondido or Yuma?

Escondido, with 148,847 residents in July 2024 against 103,559 for Yuma, 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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