California to Nevada

Distance from Fontana to North Las Vegas

Straight-line distance

201.6mi

Fontana, CA and North Las Vegas, NV are 201.6 miles (324.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Fontana, the shortest path starts out heading NE (41°).

kilometers
324.5
nautical miles
175.2
heading from Fontana
41° NE
heading from North Las Vegas
222° SW
FontanaNorth Las Vegas

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

How far Fontana is from North Las Vegas

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fontana and North Las Vegas is 201.6 miles, 324.5 km or 175.2 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 201.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
201.6
Kilometers
324.5
Nautical miles
175.2
Bearing from Fontana
41.0° NE
Bearing arriving at North Las Vegas
42.3°
Bearing from North Las Vegas
222.3° SW

Halfway between Fontana and North Las Vegas

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.205590, -116.291983 (35°12'20.12"N 116°17'31.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Barstow, CA, with 24,897 residents, 48.5 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 North Las Vegas 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 41 min. North Las Vegas is 2.18° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

North Las Vegas has 1.3 times the population of Fontana. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fontana changed by +4.4% and North Las Vegas by +12.6%. The trip crosses from California into Nevada.

  1. 01Fontana, CA218,455 (+4.4%)
  2. 02North Las Vegas, NV294,034 (+12.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fontana from North Las Vegas?

201.6 miles, 324.5 km or 175.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is North Las Vegas from Fontana?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Fontana on a bearing of 41.0° and arrives at North Las Vegas on 42.3°. The return trip starts on 222.3°.

What is halfway between Fontana and North Las Vegas?

The midpoint is at 35.205590, -116.291983. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Barstow, CA, 48.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fontana and North Las Vegas?

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

Which is bigger, Fontana or North Las Vegas?

North Las Vegas, with 294,034 residents in July 2024 against 218,455 for Fontana, 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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