California

Distance from Inglewood to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

18.4mi

Inglewood, CA and Pasadena, CA are 18.4 miles (29.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Inglewood, the shortest path starts out heading NE (40°).

kilometers
29.6
nautical miles
16.0
heading from Inglewood
40° NE
heading from Pasadena
220° SW
InglewoodPasadena

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

How far Inglewood is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Inglewood and Pasadena is 18.4 miles, 29.6 km or 16.0 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 18.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.4
Kilometers
29.6
Nautical miles
16.0
Bearing from Inglewood
39.8° NE
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
39.9°
Bearing from Pasadena
219.9° SW

Halfway between Inglewood and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.058393, -118.241274 (34°03'30.22"N 118°14'28.59"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Huntington Park, CA, with 52,166 residents, 5.7 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, Inglewood gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Pasadena 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Pasadena has 1.3 times the population of Inglewood. From July 2020 to July 2024, Inglewood changed by -4.3% and Pasadena by -1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Inglewood, CA102,774 (-4.3%)
  2. 02Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Inglewood from Pasadena?

18.4 miles, 29.6 km or 16.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Inglewood?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Inglewood on a bearing of 39.8° and arrives at Pasadena on 39.9°. The return trip starts on 219.9°.

What is halfway between Inglewood and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 34.058393, -118.241274. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Huntington Park, CA, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Inglewood and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Inglewood or Pasadena?

Pasadena, with 137,195 residents in July 2024 against 102,774 for Inglewood, 1.3 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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