California
Distance from Fullerton to Long Beach
Straight-line distance
15.6mi
Fullerton, CA and Long Beach, CA are 15.6 miles (25.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (242°).
- kilometers
- 25.1
- nautical miles
- 13.5
- heading from Fullerton
- 242° WSW
- heading from Long Beach
- 62° ENE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Fullerton is from Long Beach
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Long Beach is 15.6 miles, 25.1 km or 13.5 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 15.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 15.6
- Kilometers
- 25.1
- Nautical miles
- 13.5
- Bearing from Fullerton
- 242.3° WSW
- Bearing arriving at Long Beach
- 242.2°
- Bearing from Long Beach
- 62.2° ENE
Halfway between Fullerton and Long Beach
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.833308, -118.048174 (33°49'59.91"N 118°02'53.43"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cypress, CA, with 49,286 residents, 1.2 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 Long Beach 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Long Beach has 3.2 times the population of Fullerton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Long Beach by -3.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
- 02Long Beach, CA450,901 (-3.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Fullerton from Long Beach?
15.6 miles, 25.1 km or 13.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Long Beach from Fullerton?
WSW. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 242.3° and arrives at Long Beach on 242.2°. The return trip starts on 62.2°.
What is halfway between Fullerton and Long Beach?
The midpoint is at 33.833308, -118.048174. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cypress, CA, 1.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Long Beach?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Fullerton or Long Beach?
Long Beach, with 450,901 residents in July 2024 against 140,054 for Fullerton, 3.2 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.