California

Distance from Moreno Valley to Temecula

Straight-line distance

30.0mi

Moreno Valley, CA and Temecula, CA are 30.0 miles (48.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Moreno Valley, the shortest path starts out heading S (172°).

kilometers
48.3
nautical miles
26.1
heading from Moreno Valley
172° S
heading from Temecula
352° N
Moreno ValleyTemecula

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

How far Moreno Valley is from Temecula

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Moreno Valley and Temecula is 30.0 miles, 48.3 km or 26.1 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 30.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
30.0
Kilometers
48.3
Nautical miles
26.1
Bearing from Moreno Valley
171.8° S
Bearing arriving at Temecula
171.9°
Bearing from Temecula
351.9° N

Halfway between Moreno Valley and Temecula

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.708206, -117.168607 (33°42'29.54"N 117°10'6.99"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Menifee, CA, with 117,041 residents, 1.6 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 Temecula 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Moreno Valley has 1.9 times the population of Temecula. From July 2020 to July 2024, Moreno Valley changed by +2.4% and Temecula by +2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Moreno Valley, CA213,919 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Temecula, CA112,431 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Moreno Valley from Temecula?

30.0 miles, 48.3 km or 26.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Temecula from Moreno Valley?

S. The great-circle path leaves Moreno Valley on a bearing of 171.8° and arrives at Temecula on 171.9°. The return trip starts on 351.9°.

What is halfway between Moreno Valley and Temecula?

The midpoint is at 33.708206, -117.168607. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Menifee, CA, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Moreno Valley and Temecula?

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

Which is bigger, Moreno Valley or Temecula?

Moreno Valley, with 213,919 residents in July 2024 against 112,431 for Temecula, 1.9 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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