California

Distance from Glendale to West Covina

Straight-line distance

21.1mi

Glendale, CA and West Covina, CA are 21.1 miles (33.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (114°).

kilometers
33.9
nautical miles
18.3
heading from Glendale
114° ESE
heading from West Covina
294° WNW
GlendaleWest Covina

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

How far Glendale is from West Covina

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and West Covina is 21.1 miles, 33.9 km or 18.3 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 21.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.1
Kilometers
33.9
Nautical miles
18.3
Bearing from Glendale
114.2° ESE
Bearing arriving at West Covina
114.4°
Bearing from West Covina
294.4° WNW

Halfway between Glendale and West Covina

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.118764, -118.077725 (34°07'7.55"N 118°04'39.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Temple City, CA, with 34,989 residents, 1.6 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, Glendale gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and West Covina 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 1.8 times the population of West Covina. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by -4.1% and West Covina by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
  2. 02West Covina, CA106,920 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from West Covina?

21.1 miles, 33.9 km or 18.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Covina from Glendale?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 114.2° and arrives at West Covina on 114.4°. The return trip starts on 294.4°.

What is halfway between Glendale and West Covina?

The midpoint is at 34.118764, -118.077725. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Temple City, CA, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and West Covina?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or West Covina?

Glendale, with 187,823 residents in July 2024 against 106,920 for West Covina, 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.

  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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