California
Distance from Huntington Beach to Torrance
Straight-line distance
22.2mi
Huntington Beach, CA and Torrance, CA are 22.2 miles (35.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Huntington Beach, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (294°).
- kilometers
- 35.8
- nautical miles
- 19.3
- heading from Huntington Beach
- 294° WNW
- heading from Torrance
- 114° ESE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Huntington Beach is from Torrance
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Huntington Beach and Torrance is 22.2 miles, 35.8 km or 19.3 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 22.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 22.2
- Kilometers
- 35.8
- Nautical miles
- 19.3
- Bearing from Huntington Beach
- 294.4° WNW
- Bearing arriving at Torrance
- 294.2°
- Bearing from Torrance
- 114.2° ESE
Halfway between Huntington Beach and Torrance
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.764375, -118.180064 (33°45'51.75"N 118°10'48.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Long Beach, CA, with 450,901 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 Torrance 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 Torrance. From July 2020 to July 2024, Huntington Beach changed by -2.7% and Torrance by -4.7%. Both are in California.
- 01Huntington Beach, CA193,151 (-2.7%)
- 02Torrance, CA139,576 (-4.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Huntington Beach from Torrance?
22.2 miles, 35.8 km or 19.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Torrance from Huntington Beach?
WNW. The great-circle path leaves Huntington Beach on a bearing of 294.4° and arrives at Torrance on 294.2°. The return trip starts on 114.2°.
What is halfway between Huntington Beach and Torrance?
The midpoint is at 33.764375, -118.180064. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Long Beach, CA, 1.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Huntington Beach and Torrance?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Huntington Beach or Torrance?
Huntington Beach, with 193,151 residents in July 2024 against 139,576 for Torrance, 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.
- 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.