California

Distance from Moreno Valley to Ontario

Straight-line distance

24.2mi

Moreno Valley, CA and Ontario, CA are 24.2 miles (38.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Moreno Valley, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (289°).

kilometers
38.9
nautical miles
21.0
heading from Moreno Valley
289° WNW
heading from Ontario
109° ESE
Moreno ValleyOntario

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

How far Moreno Valley is from Ontario

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Moreno Valley and Ontario is 24.2 miles, 38.9 km or 21.0 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 24.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.2
Kilometers
38.9
Nautical miles
21.0
Bearing from Moreno Valley
289.2° WNW
Bearing arriving at Ontario
289.0°
Bearing from Ontario
109.0° ESE

Halfway between Moreno Valley and Ontario

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.980611, -117.404916 (33°58'50.20"N 117°24'17.70"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Riverside, CA, with 323,757 residents, 3.0 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, Moreno Valley gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Ontario 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Moreno Valley has 1.2 times the population of Ontario. From July 2020 to July 2024, Moreno Valley changed by +2.4% and Ontario by +5.4%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Moreno Valley, CA213,919 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Ontario, CA185,285 (+5.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Moreno Valley from Ontario?

24.2 miles, 38.9 km or 21.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Ontario from Moreno Valley?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Moreno Valley on a bearing of 289.2° and arrives at Ontario on 289.0°. The return trip starts on 109.0°.

What is halfway between Moreno Valley and Ontario?

The midpoint is at 33.980611, -117.404916. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Riverside, CA, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Moreno Valley and Ontario?

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

Which is bigger, Moreno Valley or Ontario?

Moreno Valley, with 213,919 residents in July 2024 against 185,285 for Ontario, 1.2 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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