California

Distance from Fullerton to Orange

Straight-line distance

7.8mi

Fullerton, CA and Orange, CA are 7.8 miles (12.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (151°).

kilometers
12.6
nautical miles
6.8
heading from Fullerton
151° SSE
heading from Orange
331° NNW
FullertonOrange

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

How far Fullerton is from Orange

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Orange is 7.8 miles, 12.6 km or 6.8 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 7.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.8
Kilometers
12.6
Nautical miles
6.8
Bearing from Fullerton
150.7° SSE
Bearing arriving at Orange
150.7°
Bearing from Orange
330.7° NNW

Halfway between Fullerton and Orange

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.836354, -117.894631 (33°50'10.88"N 117°53'40.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Placentia, CA, with 53,395 residents, 3.9 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 Orange 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

Fullerton has 1.0 times the population of Orange. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Orange by -1.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
  2. 02Orange, CA137,941 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fullerton from Orange?

7.8 miles, 12.6 km or 6.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Orange from Fullerton?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 150.7° and arrives at Orange on 150.7°. The return trip starts on 330.7°.

What is halfway between Fullerton and Orange?

The midpoint is at 33.836354, -117.894631. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Placentia, CA, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Orange?

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

Which is bigger, Fullerton or Orange?

Fullerton, with 140,054 residents in July 2024 against 137,941 for Orange, 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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