California

Distance from Fontana to Moreno Valley

Straight-line distance

19.6mi

Fontana, CA and Moreno Valley, CA are 19.6 miles (31.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Fontana, the shortest path starts out heading SE (131°).

kilometers
31.5
nautical miles
17.0
heading from Fontana
131° SE
heading from Moreno Valley
311° NW
FontanaMoreno Valley

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

How far Fontana is from Moreno Valley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fontana and Moreno Valley is 19.6 miles, 31.5 km or 17.0 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 19.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.6
Kilometers
31.5
Nautical miles
17.0
Bearing from Fontana
131.1° SE
Bearing arriving at Moreno Valley
131.2°
Bearing from Moreno Valley
311.2° NW

Halfway between Fontana and Moreno Valley

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.016567, -117.334159 (34°00'59.64"N 117°20'2.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Grand Terrace, CA, with 12,979 residents, 1.6 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, Fontana gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Moreno Valley 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fontana has 1.0 times the population of Moreno Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fontana changed by +4.4% and Moreno Valley by +2.4%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fontana, CA218,455 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Moreno Valley, CA213,919 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fontana from Moreno Valley?

19.6 miles, 31.5 km or 17.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Moreno Valley from Fontana?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Fontana on a bearing of 131.1° and arrives at Moreno Valley on 131.2°. The return trip starts on 311.2°.

What is halfway between Fontana and Moreno Valley?

The midpoint is at 34.016567, -117.334159. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Grand Terrace, CA, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fontana and Moreno Valley?

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

Which is bigger, Fontana or Moreno Valley?

Fontana, with 218,455 residents in July 2024 against 213,919 for Moreno Valley, 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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