California

Distance from Moreno Valley to Rialto

Straight-line distance

17.0mi

Moreno Valley, CA and Rialto, CA are 17.0 miles (27.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Moreno Valley, the shortest path starts out heading NW (322°).

kilometers
27.4
nautical miles
14.8
heading from Moreno Valley
322° NW
heading from Rialto
142° SE
Moreno ValleyRialto

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

How far Moreno Valley is from Rialto

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Moreno Valley and Rialto is 17.0 miles, 27.4 km or 14.8 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 17.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.0
Kilometers
27.4
Nautical miles
14.8
Bearing from Moreno Valley
322.0° NW
Bearing arriving at Rialto
321.9°
Bearing from Rialto
141.9° SE

Halfway between Moreno Valley and Rialto

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.020384, -117.297345 (34°01'13.38"N 117°17'50.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Grand Terrace, CA, with 12,979 residents, 1.2 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, Moreno Valley gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Rialto 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 2.0 times the population of Rialto. From July 2020 to July 2024, Moreno Valley changed by +2.4% and Rialto by +0.9%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Moreno Valley, CA213,919 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Rialto, CA104,918 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Moreno Valley from Rialto?

17.0 miles, 27.4 km or 14.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rialto from Moreno Valley?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Moreno Valley on a bearing of 322.0° and arrives at Rialto on 321.9°. The return trip starts on 141.9°.

What is halfway between Moreno Valley and Rialto?

The midpoint is at 34.020384, -117.297345. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Grand Terrace, CA, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Moreno Valley and Rialto?

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

Which is bigger, Moreno Valley or Rialto?

Moreno Valley, with 213,919 residents in July 2024 against 104,918 for Rialto, 2.0 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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