California

Distance from Los Angeles to San Buenaventura (Ventura)

Straight-line distance

51.2mi

Los Angeles, CA and San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA are 51.2 miles (82.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Los Angeles, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (290°).

kilometers
82.4
nautical miles
44.5
heading from Los Angeles
290° WNW
heading from San Buenaventura (Ventura)
109° ESE
Los AngelesSan Buenaventura (Ventura)

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

How far Los Angeles is from San Buenaventura (Ventura)

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Los Angeles and San Buenaventura (Ventura) is 51.2 miles, 82.4 km or 44.5 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 51.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
51.2
Kilometers
82.4
Nautical miles
44.5
Bearing from Los Angeles
289.8° WNW
Bearing arriving at San Buenaventura (Ventura)
289.4°
Bearing from San Buenaventura (Ventura)
109.4° ESE

Halfway between Los Angeles and San Buenaventura (Ventura)

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.144321, -118.831880 (34°08'39.56"N 118°49'54.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Westlake Village, CA, with 7,593 residents, 1.0 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 San Buenaventura (Ventura) 14 h 27 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 35.3 times the population of San Buenaventura (Ventura). From July 2020 to July 2024, Los Angeles changed by -0.5% and San Buenaventura (Ventura) by -0.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
  2. 02San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA109,831 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Los Angeles from San Buenaventura (Ventura)?

51.2 miles, 82.4 km or 44.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is San Buenaventura (Ventura) from Los Angeles?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Los Angeles on a bearing of 289.8° and arrives at San Buenaventura (Ventura) on 289.4°. The return trip starts on 109.4°.

What is halfway between Los Angeles and San Buenaventura (Ventura)?

The midpoint is at 34.144321, -118.831880. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Westlake Village, CA, 1.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Los Angeles and San Buenaventura (Ventura)?

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

Which is bigger, Los Angeles or San Buenaventura (Ventura)?

Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 109,831 for San Buenaventura (Ventura), 35.3 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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