California

Distance from Hesperia to Rancho Cucamonga

Straight-line distance

23.3mi

Hesperia, CA and Rancho Cucamonga, CA are 23.3 miles (37.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Hesperia, the shortest path starts out heading SW (218°).

kilometers
37.6
nautical miles
20.3
heading from Hesperia
218° SW
heading from Rancho Cucamonga
38° NE
HesperiaRancho Cucamonga

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

How far Hesperia is from Rancho Cucamonga

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hesperia and Rancho Cucamonga is 23.3 miles, 37.6 km or 20.3 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 23.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
23.3
Kilometers
37.6
Nautical miles
20.3
Bearing from Hesperia
217.9° SW
Bearing arriving at Rancho Cucamonga
217.8°
Bearing from Rancho Cucamonga
37.8° NE

Halfway between Hesperia and Rancho Cucamonga

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.263714, -117.440849 (34°15'49.37"N 117°26'27.06"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rialto, CA, with 104,918 residents, 10.5 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 Rancho Cucamonga 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 51 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Rancho Cucamonga has 1.7 times the population of Hesperia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hesperia changed by +1.9% and Rancho Cucamonga by +1.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Hesperia, CA101,836 (+1.9%)
  2. 02Rancho Cucamonga, CA176,675 (+1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hesperia from Rancho Cucamonga?

23.3 miles, 37.6 km or 20.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rancho Cucamonga from Hesperia?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Hesperia on a bearing of 217.9° and arrives at Rancho Cucamonga on 217.8°. The return trip starts on 37.8°.

What is halfway between Hesperia and Rancho Cucamonga?

The midpoint is at 34.263714, -117.440849. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rialto, CA, 10.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hesperia and Rancho Cucamonga?

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

Which is bigger, Hesperia or Rancho Cucamonga?

Rancho Cucamonga, with 176,675 residents in July 2024 against 101,836 for Hesperia, 1.7 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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