California

Distance from Los Angeles to Torrance

Straight-line distance

13.4mi

Los Angeles, CA and Torrance, CA are 13.4 miles (21.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Los Angeles, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (167°).

kilometers
21.6
nautical miles
11.7
heading from Los Angeles
167° SSE
heading from Torrance
347° NNW
Los AngelesTorrance

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

How far Los Angeles is from Torrance

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Los Angeles and Torrance is 13.4 miles, 21.6 km or 11.7 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 13.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.4
Kilometers
21.6
Nautical miles
11.7
Bearing from Los Angeles
166.6° SSE
Bearing arriving at Torrance
166.6°
Bearing from Torrance
346.6° NNW

Halfway between Los Angeles and Torrance

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.924953, -118.383670 (33°55'29.83"N 118°23'1.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hawthorne, CA, with 83,633 residents, 2.2 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, Los Angeles gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Torrance 14 h 24 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

Los Angeles has 27.8 times the population of Torrance. From July 2020 to July 2024, Los Angeles changed by -0.5% and Torrance by -4.7%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Torrance, CA139,576 (-4.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Los Angeles from Torrance?

13.4 miles, 21.6 km or 11.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Torrance from Los Angeles?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Los Angeles on a bearing of 166.6° and arrives at Torrance on 166.6°. The return trip starts on 346.6°.

What is halfway between Los Angeles and Torrance?

The midpoint is at 33.924953, -118.383670. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hawthorne, CA, 2.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Los Angeles and Torrance?

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

Which is bigger, Los Angeles or Torrance?

Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 139,576 for Torrance, 27.8 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.

  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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