Nevada to California

Distance from Henderson to Moreno Valley

Straight-line distance

189.7mi

Henderson, NV and Moreno Valley, CA are 189.7 miles (305.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Henderson, the shortest path starts out heading SW (221°).

kilometers
305.3
nautical miles
164.8
heading from Henderson
221° SW
heading from Moreno Valley
40° NE
HendersonMoreno Valley

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

How far Henderson is from Moreno Valley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Henderson and Moreno Valley is 189.7 miles, 305.3 km or 164.8 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 189.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
189.7
Kilometers
305.3
Nautical miles
164.8
Bearing from Henderson
221.2° SW
Bearing arriving at Moreno Valley
219.9°
Bearing from Moreno Valley
39.9° NE

Halfway between Henderson and Moreno Valley

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.971014, -116.130120 (34°58'15.65"N 116°07'48.43"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Barstow, CA, with 24,897 residents, 52.2 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, Henderson gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Moreno Valley 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 54 min. Henderson is 2.09° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Henderson has 1.6 times the population of Moreno Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Henderson changed by +9.8% and Moreno Valley by +2.4%. The trip crosses from Nevada into California.

  1. 01Henderson, NV350,039 (+9.8%)
  2. 02Moreno Valley, CA213,919 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Henderson from Moreno Valley?

189.7 miles, 305.3 km or 164.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Moreno Valley from Henderson?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Henderson on a bearing of 221.2° and arrives at Moreno Valley on 219.9°. The return trip starts on 39.9°.

What is halfway between Henderson and Moreno Valley?

The midpoint is at 34.971014, -116.130120. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Barstow, CA, 52.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Henderson and Moreno Valley?

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

Which is bigger, Henderson or Moreno Valley?

Henderson, with 350,039 residents in July 2024 against 213,919 for Moreno Valley, 1.6 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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