Nevada to California

Distance from Henderson to San Bernardino

Straight-line distance

181.9mi

Henderson, NV and San Bernardino, CA are 181.9 miles (292.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Henderson, the shortest path starts out heading SW (225°).

kilometers
292.8
nautical miles
158.1
heading from Henderson
225° SW
heading from San Bernardino
44° NE
HendersonSan Bernardino

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

How far Henderson is from San Bernardino

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Henderson and San Bernardino is 181.9 miles, 292.8 km or 158.1 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 181.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
181.9
Kilometers
292.8
Nautical miles
158.1
Bearing from Henderson
225.5° SW
Bearing arriving at San Bernardino
224.2°
Bearing from San Bernardino
44.2° NE

Halfway between Henderson and San Bernardino

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.080327, -116.173681 (35°04'49.18"N 116°10'25.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Barstow, CA, with 24,897 residents, 51.4 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, Henderson gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and San Bernardino 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 53 min. Henderson is 1.87° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Henderson has 1.6 times the population of San Bernardino. From July 2020 to July 2024, Henderson changed by +9.8% and San Bernardino by +1.2%. The trip crosses from Nevada into California.

  1. 01Henderson, NV350,039 (+9.8%)
  2. 02San Bernardino, CA224,775 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Henderson from San Bernardino?

181.9 miles, 292.8 km or 158.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is San Bernardino from Henderson?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Henderson on a bearing of 225.5° and arrives at San Bernardino on 224.2°. The return trip starts on 44.2°.

What is halfway between Henderson and San Bernardino?

The midpoint is at 35.080327, -116.173681. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Barstow, CA, 51.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Henderson and San Bernardino?

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

Which is bigger, Henderson or San Bernardino?

Henderson, with 350,039 residents in July 2024 against 224,775 for San Bernardino, 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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