California
Distance from Menifee to Moreno Valley
Straight-line distance
16.2mi
Menifee, CA and Moreno Valley, CA are 16.2 miles (26.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Menifee, the shortest path starts out heading N (356°).
- kilometers
- 26.0
- nautical miles
- 14.1
- heading from Menifee
- 356° N
- heading from Moreno Valley
- 176° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Menifee is from Moreno Valley
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Menifee and Moreno Valley is 16.2 miles, 26.0 km or 14.1 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 16.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 16.2
- Kilometers
- 26.0
- Nautical miles
- 14.1
- Bearing from Menifee
- 355.7° N
- Bearing arriving at Moreno Valley
- 355.7°
- Bearing from Moreno Valley
- 175.7° S
Halfway between Menifee and Moreno Valley
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.806600, -117.195035 (33°48'23.76"N 117°11'42.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Perris, CA, with 83,032 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, Menifee gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Moreno Valley 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Moreno Valley has 1.8 times the population of Menifee. From July 2020 to July 2024, Menifee changed by +13.4% and Moreno Valley by +2.4%. Both are in California.
- 01Menifee, CA117,041 (+13.4%)
- 02Moreno Valley, CA213,919 (+2.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Menifee from Moreno Valley?
16.2 miles, 26.0 km or 14.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Moreno Valley from Menifee?
N. The great-circle path leaves Menifee on a bearing of 355.7° and arrives at Moreno Valley on 355.7°. The return trip starts on 175.7°.
What is halfway between Menifee and Moreno Valley?
The midpoint is at 33.806600, -117.195035. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Perris, CA, 1.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Menifee and Moreno Valley?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Menifee or Moreno Valley?
Moreno Valley, with 213,919 residents in July 2024 against 117,041 for Menifee, 1.8 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.