Nevada

Distance from Las Vegas to North Las Vegas

Straight-line distance

10.5mi

Las Vegas, NV and North Las Vegas, NV are 10.5 miles (16.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Las Vegas, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (68°).

kilometers
16.9
nautical miles
9.1
heading from Las Vegas
68° ENE
heading from North Las Vegas
248° WSW
Las VegasNorth Las Vegas

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

How far Las Vegas is from North Las Vegas

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas is 10.5 miles, 16.9 km or 9.1 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 10.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
10.5
Kilometers
16.9
Nautical miles
9.1
Bearing from Las Vegas
68.1° ENE
Bearing arriving at North Las Vegas
68.2°
Bearing from North Las Vegas
248.2° WSW

Halfway between Las Vegas and North Las Vegas

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.261732, -115.176632 (36°15'42.23"N 115°10'35.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is North Las Vegas, NV, with 294,034 residents, 5.2 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, Las Vegas gets 14 h 38 min of daylight and North Las Vegas 14 h 38 min; on December 21, 9 h 41 min and 9 h 41 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Las Vegas has 2.3 times the population of North Las Vegas. From July 2020 to July 2024, Las Vegas changed by +4.8% and North Las Vegas by +12.6%. Both are in Nevada.

  1. 01Las Vegas, NV678,922 (+4.8%)
  2. 02North Las Vegas, NV294,034 (+12.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Las Vegas from North Las Vegas?

10.5 miles, 16.9 km or 9.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is North Las Vegas from Las Vegas?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Las Vegas on a bearing of 68.1° and arrives at North Las Vegas on 68.2°. The return trip starts on 248.2°.

What is halfway between Las Vegas and North Las Vegas?

The midpoint is at 36.261732, -115.176632. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is North Las Vegas, NV, 5.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Las Vegas and North Las Vegas?

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

Which is bigger, Las Vegas or North Las Vegas?

Las Vegas, with 678,922 residents in July 2024 against 294,034 for North Las Vegas, 2.3 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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