California
Distance from Fullerton to Santa Ana
Straight-line distance
10.6mi
Fullerton, CA and Santa Ana, CA are 10.6 miles (17.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (166°).
- kilometers
- 17.1
- nautical miles
- 9.2
- heading from Fullerton
- 166° SSE
- heading from Santa Ana
- 346° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Fullerton is from Santa Ana
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Santa Ana is 10.6 miles, 17.1 km or 9.2 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 10.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 10.6
- Kilometers
- 17.1
- Nautical miles
- 9.2
- Bearing from Fullerton
- 165.9° SSE
- Bearing arriving at Santa Ana
- 165.9°
- Bearing from Santa Ana
- 345.9° NNW
Halfway between Fullerton and Santa Ana
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.811002, -117.905430 (33°48'39.61"N 117°54'19.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Orange, CA, with 137,941 residents, 3.0 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 Santa Ana 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
Santa Ana has 2.3 times the population of Fullerton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Santa Ana by +1.6%. Both are in California.
- 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
- 02Santa Ana, CA316,184 (+1.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Fullerton from Santa Ana?
10.6 miles, 17.1 km or 9.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Santa Ana from Fullerton?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 165.9° and arrives at Santa Ana on 165.9°. The return trip starts on 345.9°.
What is halfway between Fullerton and Santa Ana?
The midpoint is at 33.811002, -117.905430. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Orange, CA, 3.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Santa Ana?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Fullerton or Santa Ana?
Santa Ana, with 316,184 residents in July 2024 against 140,054 for Fullerton, 2.3 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.