California

Distance from Fullerton to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

22.5mi

Fullerton, CA and Pasadena, CA are 22.5 miles (36.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (328°).

kilometers
36.2
nautical miles
19.5
heading from Fullerton
328° NNW
heading from Pasadena
148° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fullerton is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Pasadena is 22.5 miles, 36.2 km or 19.5 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 22.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
22.5
Kilometers
36.2
Nautical miles
19.5
Bearing from Fullerton
327.7° NNW
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
327.6°
Bearing from Pasadena
147.6° SSE

Halfway between Fullerton and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.023195, -118.032830 (34°01'23.50"N 118°01'58.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is South El Monte, CA, with 19,121 residents, 2.1 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 Pasadena 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 52 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 Pasadena. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Pasadena by -1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
  2. 02Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fullerton from Pasadena?

22.5 miles, 36.2 km or 19.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Fullerton?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 327.7° and arrives at Pasadena on 327.6°. The return trip starts on 147.6°.

What is halfway between Fullerton and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 34.023195, -118.032830. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is South El Monte, CA, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Fullerton or Pasadena?

Fullerton, with 140,054 residents in July 2024 against 137,195 for Pasadena, 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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