California

Distance from Fullerton to Huntington Beach

Straight-line distance

13.7mi

Fullerton, CA and Huntington Beach, CA are 13.7 miles (22.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (199°).

kilometers
22.0
nautical miles
11.9
heading from Fullerton
199° SSW
heading from Huntington Beach
19° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fullerton is from Huntington Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Huntington Beach is 13.7 miles, 22.0 km or 11.9 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 13.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.7
Kilometers
22.0
Nautical miles
11.9
Bearing from Fullerton
198.6° SSW
Bearing arriving at Huntington Beach
198.5°
Bearing from Huntington Beach
18.5° NNE

Halfway between Fullerton and Huntington Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.791856, -117.965942 (33°47'30.68"N 117°57'57.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Garden Grove, CA, with 172,361 residents, 0.9 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, Fullerton gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Huntington Beach 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Huntington Beach has 1.4 times the population of Fullerton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Huntington Beach by -2.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
  2. 02Huntington Beach, CA193,151 (-2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fullerton from Huntington Beach?

13.7 miles, 22.0 km or 11.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Huntington Beach from Fullerton?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 198.6° and arrives at Huntington Beach on 198.5°. The return trip starts on 18.5°.

What is halfway between Fullerton and Huntington Beach?

The midpoint is at 33.791856, -117.965942. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Garden Grove, CA, 0.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Huntington Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Fullerton or Huntington Beach?

Huntington Beach, with 193,151 residents in July 2024 against 140,054 for Fullerton, 1.4 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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