California

Distance from Fullerton to Torrance

Straight-line distance

24.9mi

Fullerton, CA and Torrance, CA are 24.9 miles (40.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading W (261°).

kilometers
40.1
nautical miles
21.6
heading from Fullerton
261° W
heading from Torrance
81° E
FullertonTorrance

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

How far Fullerton is from Torrance

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Torrance is 24.9 miles, 40.1 km or 21.6 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 24.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.9
Kilometers
40.1
Nautical miles
21.6
Bearing from Fullerton
261.3° W
Bearing arriving at Torrance
261.1°
Bearing from Torrance
81.1° E

Halfway between Fullerton and Torrance

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.858285, -118.142369 (33°51'29.83"N 118°08'32.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lakewood, CA, with 78,494 residents, 1.4 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 Torrance 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 Torrance. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Torrance by -4.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
  2. 02Torrance, CA139,576 (-4.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fullerton from Torrance?

24.9 miles, 40.1 km or 21.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Torrance from Fullerton?

W. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 261.3° and arrives at Torrance on 261.1°. The return trip starts on 81.1°.

What is halfway between Fullerton and Torrance?

The midpoint is at 33.858285, -118.142369. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lakewood, CA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Torrance?

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

Which is bigger, Fullerton or Torrance?

Fullerton, with 140,054 residents in July 2024 against 139,576 for Torrance, 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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