California

Distance from Hesperia to Rialto

Straight-line distance

19.8mi

Hesperia, CA and Rialto, CA are 19.8 miles (31.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Hesperia, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (192°).

kilometers
31.8
nautical miles
17.2
heading from Hesperia
192° SSW
heading from Rialto
12° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hesperia is from Rialto

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hesperia and Rialto is 19.8 miles, 31.8 km or 17.2 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 19.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.8
Kilometers
31.8
Nautical miles
17.2
Bearing from Hesperia
192.4° SSW
Bearing arriving at Rialto
192.3°
Bearing from Rialto
12.3° NNE

Halfway between Hesperia and Rialto

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.257206, -117.352261 (34°15'25.94"N 117°21'8.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Bernardino, CA, with 224,775 residents, 8.7 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 Rialto 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

Rialto has 1.0 times the population of Hesperia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hesperia changed by +1.9% and Rialto by +0.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Hesperia, CA101,836 (+1.9%)
  2. 02Rialto, CA104,918 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hesperia from Rialto?

19.8 miles, 31.8 km or 17.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rialto from Hesperia?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Hesperia on a bearing of 192.4° and arrives at Rialto on 192.3°. The return trip starts on 12.3°.

What is halfway between Hesperia and Rialto?

The midpoint is at 34.257206, -117.352261. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Bernardino, CA, 8.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hesperia and Rialto?

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

Which is bigger, Hesperia or Rialto?

Rialto, with 104,918 residents in July 2024 against 101,836 for Hesperia, 1.0 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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