California

Distance from Fontana to Hesperia

Straight-line distance

21.6mi

Fontana, CA and Hesperia, CA are 21.6 miles (34.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Fontana, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (23°).

kilometers
34.7
nautical miles
18.7
heading from Fontana
23° NNE
heading from Hesperia
203° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fontana is from Hesperia

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fontana and Hesperia is 21.6 miles, 34.7 km or 18.7 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 21.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.6
Kilometers
34.7
Nautical miles
18.7
Bearing from Fontana
23.0° NNE
Bearing arriving at Hesperia
23.1°
Bearing from Hesperia
203.1° SSW

Halfway between Fontana and Hesperia

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.253372, -117.389176 (34°15'12.14"N 117°23'21.03"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rialto, CA, with 104,918 residents, 9.4 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, Fontana gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Hesperia 14 h 27 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 51 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fontana has 2.1 times the population of Hesperia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fontana changed by +4.4% and Hesperia by +1.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fontana, CA218,455 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Hesperia, CA101,836 (+1.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fontana from Hesperia?

21.6 miles, 34.7 km or 18.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Hesperia from Fontana?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Fontana on a bearing of 23.0° and arrives at Hesperia on 23.1°. The return trip starts on 203.1°.

What is halfway between Fontana and Hesperia?

The midpoint is at 34.253372, -117.389176. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rialto, CA, 9.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fontana and Hesperia?

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

Which is bigger, Fontana or Hesperia?

Fontana, with 218,455 residents in July 2024 against 101,836 for Hesperia, 2.1 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.