California
Distance from Fullerton to West Covina
Straight-line distance
11.8mi
Fullerton, CA and West Covina, CA are 11.8 miles (19.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading N (5°).
- kilometers
- 19.0
- nautical miles
- 10.3
- heading from Fullerton
- 5° N
- heading from West Covina
- 185° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Fullerton is from West Covina
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and West Covina is 11.8 miles, 19.0 km or 10.3 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 11.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 11.8
- Kilometers
- 19.0
- Nautical miles
- 10.3
- Bearing from Fullerton
- 5.0° N
- Bearing arriving at West Covina
- 5.0°
- Bearing from West Covina
- 185.0° S
Halfway between Fullerton and West Covina
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.970800, -117.918959 (33°58'14.88"N 117°55'8.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Habra Heights, CA, with 5,382 residents, 1.9 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 West Covina 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Fullerton has 1.3 times the population of West Covina. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and West Covina by -2.0%. Both are in California.
- 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
- 02West Covina, CA106,920 (-2.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Fullerton from West Covina?
11.8 miles, 19.0 km or 10.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is West Covina from Fullerton?
N. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 5.0° and arrives at West Covina on 5.0°. The return trip starts on 185.0°.
What is halfway between Fullerton and West Covina?
The midpoint is at 33.970800, -117.918959. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Habra Heights, CA, 1.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Fullerton and West Covina?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Fullerton or West Covina?
Fullerton, with 140,054 residents in July 2024 against 106,920 for West Covina, 1.3 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.