Nevada to California

Distance from Henderson to Victorville

Straight-line distance

166.4mi

Henderson, NV and Victorville, CA are 166.4 miles (267.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Henderson, the shortest path starts out heading SW (233°).

kilometers
267.9
nautical miles
144.6
heading from Henderson
233° SW
heading from Victorville
51° NE
HendersonVictorville

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

How far Henderson is from Victorville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Henderson and Victorville is 166.4 miles, 267.9 km or 144.6 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 166.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
166.4
Kilometers
267.9
Nautical miles
144.6
Bearing from Henderson
232.7° SW
Bearing arriving at Victorville
231.4°
Bearing from Victorville
51.4° NE

Halfway between Henderson and Victorville

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.273918, -116.200838 (35°16'26.11"N 116°12'3.02"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Barstow, CA, with 24,897 residents, 55.3 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 Victorville 14 h 28 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 51 min. Henderson is 1.48° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Henderson has 2.5 times the population of Victorville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Henderson changed by +9.8% and Victorville by +4.5%. The trip crosses from Nevada into California.

  1. 01Henderson, NV350,039 (+9.8%)
  2. 02Victorville, CA140,721 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Henderson from Victorville?

166.4 miles, 267.9 km or 144.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Victorville from Henderson?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Henderson on a bearing of 232.7° and arrives at Victorville on 231.4°. The return trip starts on 51.4°.

What is halfway between Henderson and Victorville?

The midpoint is at 35.273918, -116.200838. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Barstow, CA, 55.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Henderson and Victorville?

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

Which is bigger, Henderson or Victorville?

Henderson, with 350,039 residents in July 2024 against 140,721 for Victorville, 2.5 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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