California
Distance from Los Angeles to Simi Valley
Straight-line distance
25.8mi
Los Angeles, CA and Simi Valley, CA are 25.8 miles (41.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Los Angeles, the shortest path starts out heading NW (312°).
- kilometers
- 41.5
- nautical miles
- 22.4
- heading from Los Angeles
- 312° NW
- heading from Simi Valley
- 131° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Los Angeles is from Simi Valley
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Los Angeles and Simi Valley is 25.8 miles, 41.5 km or 22.4 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 25.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 25.8
- Kilometers
- 41.5
- Nautical miles
- 22.4
- Bearing from Los Angeles
- 311.6° NW
- Bearing arriving at Simi Valley
- 311.4°
- Bearing from Simi Valley
- 131.4° SE
Halfway between Los Angeles and Simi Valley
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.143266, -118.579403 (34°08'35.76"N 118°34'45.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hidden Hills, CA, with 1,689 residents, 4.9 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 Simi Valley 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 30.8 times the population of Simi Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Los Angeles changed by -0.5% and Simi Valley by -0.5%. Both are in California.
- 01Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
- 02Simi Valley, CA125,778 (-0.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Los Angeles from Simi Valley?
25.8 miles, 41.5 km or 22.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Simi Valley from Los Angeles?
NW. The great-circle path leaves Los Angeles on a bearing of 311.6° and arrives at Simi Valley on 311.4°. The return trip starts on 131.4°.
What is halfway between Los Angeles and Simi Valley?
The midpoint is at 34.143266, -118.579403. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hidden Hills, CA, 4.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Los Angeles and Simi Valley?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Los Angeles or Simi Valley?
Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 125,778 for Simi Valley, 30.8 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.