California to Nevada

Distance from Fontana to Las Vegas

Straight-line distance

192.2mi

Fontana, CA and Las Vegas, NV are 192.2 miles (309.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Fontana, the shortest path starts out heading NE (40°).

kilometers
309.4
nautical miles
167.0
heading from Fontana
40° NE
heading from Las Vegas
221° SW
FontanaLas Vegas

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

How far Fontana is from Las Vegas

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fontana and Las Vegas is 192.2 miles, 309.4 km or 167.0 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 192.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
192.2
Kilometers
309.4
Nautical miles
167.0
Bearing from Fontana
39.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Las Vegas
40.9°
Bearing from Las Vegas
220.9° SW

Halfway between Fontana and Las Vegas

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.176567, -116.377813 (35°10'35.64"N 116°22'40.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Barstow, CA, with 24,897 residents, 43.3 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 Las Vegas 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 41 min. Las Vegas is 2.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Las Vegas has 3.1 times the population of Fontana. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fontana changed by +4.4% and Las Vegas by +4.8%. The trip crosses from California into Nevada.

  1. 01Fontana, CA218,455 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Las Vegas, NV678,922 (+4.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fontana from Las Vegas?

192.2 miles, 309.4 km or 167.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Las Vegas from Fontana?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Fontana on a bearing of 39.6° and arrives at Las Vegas on 40.9°. The return trip starts on 220.9°.

What is halfway between Fontana and Las Vegas?

The midpoint is at 35.176567, -116.377813. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Barstow, CA, 43.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fontana and Las Vegas?

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

Which is bigger, Fontana or Las Vegas?

Las Vegas, with 678,922 residents in July 2024 against 218,455 for Fontana, 3.1 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.