California
Distance from Inglewood to Torrance
Straight-line distance
8.7mi
Inglewood, CA and Torrance, CA are 8.7 miles (14.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Inglewood, the shortest path starts out heading S (185°).
- kilometers
- 14.0
- nautical miles
- 7.6
- heading from Inglewood
- 185° S
- heading from Torrance
- 5° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Inglewood is from Torrance
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Inglewood and Torrance is 8.7 miles, 14.0 km or 7.6 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 8.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.7
- Kilometers
- 14.0
- Nautical miles
- 7.6
- Bearing from Inglewood
- 184.7° S
- Bearing arriving at Torrance
- 184.6°
- Bearing from Torrance
- 4.6° N
Halfway between Inglewood and Torrance
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.893300, -118.350455 (33°53'35.88"N 118°21'1.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lawndale, CA, with 30,160 residents, 0.4 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, Inglewood gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Torrance 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Torrance has 1.4 times the population of Inglewood. From July 2020 to July 2024, Inglewood changed by -4.3% and Torrance by -4.7%. Both are in California.
- 01Inglewood, CA102,774 (-4.3%)
- 02Torrance, CA139,576 (-4.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Inglewood from Torrance?
8.7 miles, 14.0 km or 7.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Torrance from Inglewood?
S. The great-circle path leaves Inglewood on a bearing of 184.7° and arrives at Torrance on 184.6°. The return trip starts on 4.6°.
What is halfway between Inglewood and Torrance?
The midpoint is at 33.893300, -118.350455. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lawndale, CA, 0.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Inglewood and Torrance?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Inglewood or Torrance?
Torrance, with 139,576 residents in July 2024 against 102,774 for Inglewood, 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.