California to Nevada

Distance from Hesperia to North Las Vegas

Straight-line distance

181.2mi

Hesperia, CA and North Las Vegas, NV are 181.2 miles (291.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Hesperia, the shortest path starts out heading NE (43°).

kilometers
291.6
nautical miles
157.5
heading from Hesperia
43° NE
heading from North Las Vegas
224° SW
HesperiaNorth Las Vegas

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

How far Hesperia is from North Las Vegas

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hesperia and North Las Vegas is 181.2 miles, 291.6 km or 157.5 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 181.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
181.2
Kilometers
291.6
Nautical miles
157.5
Bearing from Hesperia
43.2° NE
Bearing arriving at North Las Vegas
44.5°
Bearing from North Las Vegas
224.5° SW

Halfway between Hesperia and North Las Vegas

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.348551, -116.215241 (35°20'54.78"N 116°12'54.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Barstow, CA, with 24,897 residents, 57.4 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, Hesperia gets 14 h 27 min of daylight and North Las Vegas 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 51 min and 9 h 41 min. North Las Vegas is 1.89° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

North Las Vegas has 2.9 times the population of Hesperia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hesperia changed by +1.9% and North Las Vegas by +12.6%. The trip crosses from California into Nevada.

  1. 01Hesperia, CA101,836 (+1.9%)
  2. 02North Las Vegas, NV294,034 (+12.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hesperia from North Las Vegas?

181.2 miles, 291.6 km or 157.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is North Las Vegas from Hesperia?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Hesperia on a bearing of 43.2° and arrives at North Las Vegas on 44.5°. The return trip starts on 224.5°.

What is halfway between Hesperia and North Las Vegas?

The midpoint is at 35.348551, -116.215241. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Barstow, CA, 57.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hesperia and North Las Vegas?

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

Which is bigger, Hesperia or North Las Vegas?

North Las Vegas, with 294,034 residents in July 2024 against 101,836 for Hesperia, 2.9 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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