California

Distance from Huntington Beach to Santa Ana

Straight-line distance

7.4mi

Huntington Beach, CA and Santa Ana, CA are 7.4 miles (12.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntington Beach, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (69°).

kilometers
12.0
nautical miles
6.5
heading from Huntington Beach
69° ENE
heading from Santa Ana
249° WSW
Huntington BeachSanta Ana

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

How far Huntington Beach is from Santa Ana

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntington Beach and Santa Ana is 7.4 miles, 12.0 km or 6.5 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 7.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.4
Kilometers
12.0
Nautical miles
6.5
Bearing from Huntington Beach
69.1° ENE
Bearing arriving at Santa Ana
69.2°
Bearing from Santa Ana
249.2° WSW

Halfway between Huntington Beach and Santa Ana

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.717165, -117.943363 (33°43'1.79"N 117°56'36.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fountain Valley, CA, with 56,036 residents, 0.6 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 Santa Ana 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Santa Ana has 1.6 times the population of Huntington Beach. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntington Beach changed by -2.7% and Santa Ana by +1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Huntington Beach, CA193,151 (-2.7%)
  2. 02Santa Ana, CA316,184 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Huntington Beach from Santa Ana?

7.4 miles, 12.0 km or 6.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Santa Ana from Huntington Beach?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Huntington Beach on a bearing of 69.1° and arrives at Santa Ana on 69.2°. The return trip starts on 249.2°.

What is halfway between Huntington Beach and Santa Ana?

The midpoint is at 33.717165, -117.943363. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fountain Valley, CA, 0.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Huntington Beach and Santa Ana?

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

Which is bigger, Huntington Beach or Santa Ana?

Santa Ana, with 316,184 residents in July 2024 against 193,151 for Huntington Beach, 1.6 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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