California
Distance from Hesperia to San Bernardino
Straight-line distance
17.7mi
Hesperia, CA and San Bernardino, CA are 17.7 miles (28.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Hesperia, the shortest path starts out heading S (176°).
- kilometers
- 28.5
- nautical miles
- 15.4
- heading from Hesperia
- 176° S
- heading from San Bernardino
- 356° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Hesperia is from San Bernardino
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hesperia and San Bernardino is 17.7 miles, 28.5 km or 15.4 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 17.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 17.7
- Kilometers
- 28.5
- Nautical miles
- 15.4
- Bearing from Hesperia
- 176.2° S
- Bearing arriving at San Bernardino
- 176.2°
- Bearing from San Bernardino
- 356.2° N
Halfway between Hesperia and San Bernardino
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.269050, -117.304884 (34°16'8.58"N 117°18'17.58"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hesperia, CA, with 101,836 residents, 8.9 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 San Bernardino 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
San Bernardino has 2.2 times the population of Hesperia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hesperia changed by +1.9% and San Bernardino by +1.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Hesperia, CA101,836 (+1.9%)
- 02San Bernardino, CA224,775 (+1.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Hesperia from San Bernardino?
17.7 miles, 28.5 km or 15.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Bernardino from Hesperia?
S. The great-circle path leaves Hesperia on a bearing of 176.2° and arrives at San Bernardino on 176.2°. The return trip starts on 356.2°.
What is halfway between Hesperia and San Bernardino?
The midpoint is at 34.269050, -117.304884. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hesperia, CA, 8.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Hesperia and San Bernardino?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Hesperia or San Bernardino?
San Bernardino, with 224,775 residents in July 2024 against 101,836 for Hesperia, 2.2 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.