California

Distance from Moreno Valley to Riverside

Straight-line distance

10.8mi

Moreno Valley, CA and Riverside, CA are 10.8 miles (17.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Moreno Valley, the shortest path starts out heading W (275°).

kilometers
17.4
nautical miles
9.4
heading from Moreno Valley
275° W
heading from Riverside
95° E
Moreno ValleyRiverside

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

How far Moreno Valley is from Riverside

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Moreno Valley and Riverside is 10.8 miles, 17.4 km or 9.4 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 10.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
10.8
Kilometers
17.4
Nautical miles
9.4
Bearing from Moreno Valley
275.5° W
Bearing arriving at Riverside
275.4°
Bearing from Riverside
95.4° E

Halfway between Moreno Valley and Riverside

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.930736, -117.299442 (33°55'50.65"N 117°17'57.99"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Riverside, CA, with 323,757 residents, 5.4 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 Riverside 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Riverside has 1.5 times the population of Moreno Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Moreno Valley changed by +2.4% and Riverside by +2.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Moreno Valley, CA213,919 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Riverside, CA323,757 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Moreno Valley from Riverside?

10.8 miles, 17.4 km or 9.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Riverside from Moreno Valley?

W. The great-circle path leaves Moreno Valley on a bearing of 275.5° and arrives at Riverside on 275.4°. The return trip starts on 95.4°.

What is halfway between Moreno Valley and Riverside?

The midpoint is at 33.930736, -117.299442. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Riverside, CA, 5.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Moreno Valley and Riverside?

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

Which is bigger, Moreno Valley or Riverside?

Riverside, with 323,757 residents in July 2024 against 213,919 for Moreno Valley, 1.5 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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