California

Distance from Los Angeles to Oxnard

Straight-line distance

47.2mi

Los Angeles, CA and Oxnard, CA are 47.2 miles (76.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Los Angeles, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (285°).

kilometers
76.0
nautical miles
41.1
heading from Los Angeles
285° WNW
heading from Oxnard
105° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Los Angeles is from Oxnard

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Los Angeles and Oxnard is 47.2 miles, 76.0 km or 41.1 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 47.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
47.2
Kilometers
76.0
Nautical miles
41.1
Bearing from Los Angeles
285.5° WNW
Bearing arriving at Oxnard
285.0°
Bearing from Oxnard
105.0° ESE

Halfway between Los Angeles and Oxnard

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.110043, -118.808726 (34°06'36.15"N 118°48'31.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Westlake Village, CA, with 7,593 residents, 1.9 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, Los Angeles gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Oxnard 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 53 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Los Angeles has 19.3 times the population of Oxnard. From July 2020 to July 2024, Los Angeles changed by -0.5% and Oxnard by -0.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Oxnard, CA200,616 (-0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Los Angeles from Oxnard?

47.2 miles, 76.0 km or 41.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Oxnard from Los Angeles?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Los Angeles on a bearing of 285.5° and arrives at Oxnard on 285.0°. The return trip starts on 105.0°.

What is halfway between Los Angeles and Oxnard?

The midpoint is at 34.110043, -118.808726. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Westlake Village, CA, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Los Angeles and Oxnard?

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

Which is bigger, Los Angeles or Oxnard?

Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 200,616 for Oxnard, 19.3 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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