California
Distance from Garden Grove to Santa Ana
Straight-line distance
5.3mi
Garden Grove, CA and Santa Ana, CA are 5.3 miles (8.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Garden Grove, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (123°).
- kilometers
- 8.6
- nautical miles
- 4.6
- heading from Garden Grove
- 123° ESE
- heading from Santa Ana
- 303° WNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Garden Grove is from Santa Ana
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Garden Grove and Santa Ana is 5.3 miles, 8.6 km or 4.6 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 5.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 5.3
- Kilometers
- 8.6
- Nautical miles
- 4.6
- Bearing from Garden Grove
- 123.4° ESE
- Bearing arriving at Santa Ana
- 123.4°
- Bearing from Santa Ana
- 303.4° WNW
Halfway between Garden Grove and Santa Ana
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.757556, -117.921690 (33°45'27.20"N 117°55'18.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Garden Grove, CA, with 172,361 residents, 2.7 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, Garden Grove gets 14 h 24 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 1.8 times the population of Garden Grove. From July 2020 to July 2024, Garden Grove changed by +0.3% and Santa Ana by +1.6%. Both are in California.
- 01Garden Grove, CA172,361 (+0.3%)
- 02Santa Ana, CA316,184 (+1.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Garden Grove from Santa Ana?
5.3 miles, 8.6 km or 4.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Santa Ana from Garden Grove?
ESE. The great-circle path leaves Garden Grove on a bearing of 123.4° and arrives at Santa Ana on 123.4°. The return trip starts on 303.4°.
What is halfway between Garden Grove and Santa Ana?
The midpoint is at 33.757556, -117.921690. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Garden Grove, CA, 2.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Garden Grove and Santa Ana?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Garden Grove or Santa Ana?
Santa Ana, with 316,184 residents in July 2024 against 172,361 for Garden Grove, 1.8 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.