California
Distance from Hesperia to Riverside
Straight-line distance
32.0mi
Hesperia, CA and Riverside, CA are 32.0 miles (51.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Hesperia, the shortest path starts out heading S (188°).
- kilometers
- 51.5
- nautical miles
- 27.8
- heading from Hesperia
- 188° S
- heading from Riverside
- 8° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Hesperia is from Riverside
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hesperia and Riverside is 32.0 miles, 51.5 km or 27.8 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 32.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 32.0
- Kilometers
- 51.5
- Nautical miles
- 27.8
- Bearing from Hesperia
- 188.0° S
- Bearing arriving at Riverside
- 188.0°
- Bearing from Riverside
- 8.0° N
Halfway between Hesperia and Riverside
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.167556, -117.354306 (34°10'3.20"N 117°21'15.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Bernardino, CA, with 224,775 residents, 3.9 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 Riverside 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 51 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Riverside has 3.2 times the population of Hesperia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hesperia changed by +1.9% and Riverside by +2.6%. Both are in California.
- 01Hesperia, CA101,836 (+1.9%)
- 02Riverside, CA323,757 (+2.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Hesperia from Riverside?
32.0 miles, 51.5 km or 27.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Riverside from Hesperia?
S. The great-circle path leaves Hesperia on a bearing of 188.0° and arrives at Riverside on 188.0°. The return trip starts on 8.0°.
What is halfway between Hesperia and Riverside?
The midpoint is at 34.167556, -117.354306. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Bernardino, CA, 3.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Hesperia and Riverside?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Hesperia or Riverside?
Riverside, with 323,757 residents in July 2024 against 101,836 for Hesperia, 3.2 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.