California

Distance from Huntington Beach to Long Beach

Straight-line distance

11.0mi

Huntington Beach, CA and Long Beach, CA are 11.0 miles (17.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntington Beach, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (301°).

kilometers
17.8
nautical miles
9.6
heading from Huntington Beach
301° WNW
heading from Long Beach
121° ESE
Huntington BeachLong Beach

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

How far Huntington Beach is from Long Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntington Beach and Long Beach is 11.0 miles, 17.8 km or 9.6 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 11.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.0
Kilometers
17.8
Nautical miles
9.6
Bearing from Huntington Beach
301.2° WNW
Bearing arriving at Long Beach
301.2°
Bearing from Long Beach
121.2° ESE

Halfway between Huntington Beach and Long Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.739427, -118.085960 (33°44'21.94"N 118°05'9.46"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Seal Beach, CA, with 24,421 residents, 1.3 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, Huntington Beach gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Long Beach 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Long Beach has 2.3 times the population of Huntington Beach. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntington Beach changed by -2.7% and Long Beach by -3.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Huntington Beach, CA193,151 (-2.7%)
  2. 02Long Beach, CA450,901 (-3.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Huntington Beach from Long Beach?

11.0 miles, 17.8 km or 9.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Long Beach from Huntington Beach?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Huntington Beach on a bearing of 301.2° and arrives at Long Beach on 301.2°. The return trip starts on 121.2°.

What is halfway between Huntington Beach and Long Beach?

The midpoint is at 33.739427, -118.085960. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Seal Beach, CA, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Huntington Beach and Long Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Huntington Beach or Long Beach?

Long Beach, with 450,901 residents in July 2024 against 193,151 for Huntington Beach, 2.3 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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