California

Distance from Jurupa Valley to Riverside

Straight-line distance

6.2mi

Jurupa Valley, CA and Riverside, CA are 6.2 miles (9.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Jurupa Valley, the shortest path starts out heading SE (136°).

kilometers
9.9
nautical miles
5.4
heading from Jurupa Valley
136° SE
heading from Riverside
316° NW
Jurupa ValleyRiverside

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint

How far Jurupa Valley is from Riverside

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Jurupa Valley and Riverside is 6.2 miles, 9.9 km or 5.4 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 6.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.2
Kilometers
9.9
Nautical miles
5.4
Bearing from Jurupa Valley
136.2° SE
Bearing arriving at Riverside
136.3°
Bearing from Riverside
316.3° NW

Halfway between Jurupa Valley and Riverside

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.970356, -117.430386 (33°58'13.28"N 117°25'49.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Jurupa Valley, CA, with 108,154 residents, 3.1 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, Jurupa Valley gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Riverside 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Riverside has 3.0 times the population of Jurupa Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Jurupa Valley changed by +2.7% and Riverside by +2.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Jurupa Valley, CA108,154 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Riverside, CA323,757 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Jurupa Valley from Riverside?

6.2 miles, 9.9 km or 5.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Riverside from Jurupa Valley?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Jurupa Valley on a bearing of 136.2° and arrives at Riverside on 136.3°. The return trip starts on 316.3°.

What is halfway between Jurupa Valley and Riverside?

The midpoint is at 33.970356, -117.430386. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Jurupa Valley, CA, 3.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Jurupa Valley and Riverside?

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

Which is bigger, Jurupa Valley or Riverside?

Riverside, with 323,757 residents in July 2024 against 108,154 for Jurupa Valley, 3.0 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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