California
Distance from Fontana to San Bernardino
Straight-line distance
9.9mi
Fontana, CA and San Bernardino, CA are 9.9 miles (15.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Fontana, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (77°).
- kilometers
- 15.9
- nautical miles
- 8.6
- heading from Fontana
- 77° ENE
- heading from San Bernardino
- 257° WSW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint
How far Fontana is from San Bernardino
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fontana and San Bernardino is 9.9 miles, 15.9 km or 8.6 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 9.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 9.9
- Kilometers
- 15.9
- Nautical miles
- 8.6
- Bearing from Fontana
- 77.3° ENE
- Bearing arriving at San Bernardino
- 77.3°
- Bearing from San Bernardino
- 257.3° WSW
Halfway between Fontana and San Bernardino
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.125429, -117.378766 (34°07'31.54"N 117°22'43.56"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rialto, CA, with 104,918 residents, 0.8 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 San Bernardino 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
San Bernardino has 1.0 times the population of Fontana. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fontana changed by +4.4% and San Bernardino by +1.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Fontana, CA218,455 (+4.4%)
- 02San Bernardino, CA224,775 (+1.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Fontana from San Bernardino?
9.9 miles, 15.9 km or 8.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Bernardino from Fontana?
ENE. The great-circle path leaves Fontana on a bearing of 77.3° and arrives at San Bernardino on 77.3°. The return trip starts on 257.3°.
What is halfway between Fontana and San Bernardino?
The midpoint is at 34.125429, -117.378766. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rialto, CA, 0.8 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Fontana and San Bernardino?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Fontana or San Bernardino?
San Bernardino, with 224,775 residents in July 2024 against 218,455 for Fontana, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.