California

Distance from Huntington Beach to Orange

Straight-line distance

10.2mi

Huntington Beach, CA and Orange, CA are 10.2 miles (16.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntington Beach, the shortest path starts out heading NE (53°).

kilometers
16.5
nautical miles
8.9
heading from Huntington Beach
53° NE
heading from Orange
233° SW
Huntington BeachOrange

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

How far Huntington Beach is from Orange

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntington Beach and Orange is 10.2 miles, 16.5 km or 8.9 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 10.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
10.2
Kilometers
16.5
Nautical miles
8.9
Bearing from Huntington Beach
53.1° NE
Bearing arriving at Orange
53.1°
Bearing from Orange
233.1° SW

Halfway between Huntington Beach and Orange

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.742520, -117.932587 (33°44'33.07"N 117°55'57.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fountain Valley, CA, with 56,036 residents, 2.4 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 Orange 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

Huntington Beach has 1.4 times the population of Orange. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntington Beach changed by -2.7% and Orange by -1.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Huntington Beach, CA193,151 (-2.7%)
  2. 02Orange, CA137,941 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Huntington Beach from Orange?

10.2 miles, 16.5 km or 8.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Orange from Huntington Beach?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Huntington Beach on a bearing of 53.1° and arrives at Orange on 53.1°. The return trip starts on 233.1°.

What is halfway between Huntington Beach and Orange?

The midpoint is at 33.742520, -117.932587. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fountain Valley, CA, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Huntington Beach and Orange?

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

Which is bigger, Huntington Beach or Orange?

Huntington Beach, with 193,151 residents in July 2024 against 137,941 for Orange, 1.4 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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