California

Distance from Murrieta to Oceanside

Straight-line distance

25.0mi

Murrieta, CA and Oceanside, CA are 25.0 miles (40.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Murrieta, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (195°).

kilometers
40.2
nautical miles
21.7
heading from Murrieta
195° SSW
heading from Oceanside
15° NNE
MurrietaOceanside

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

How far Murrieta is from Oceanside

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Murrieta and Oceanside is 25.0 miles, 40.2 km or 21.7 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 25.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.0
Kilometers
40.2
Nautical miles
21.7
Bearing from Murrieta
195.5° SSW
Bearing arriving at Oceanside
195.4°
Bearing from Oceanside
15.4° NNE

Halfway between Murrieta and Oceanside

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.398913, -117.248766 (33°23'56.09"N 117°14'55.56"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Temecula, CA, with 112,431 residents, 9.4 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, Murrieta gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Oceanside 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Oceanside has 1.5 times the population of Murrieta. From July 2020 to July 2024, Murrieta changed by +1.3% and Oceanside by -1.8%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Murrieta, CA112,539 (+1.3%)
  2. 02Oceanside, CA170,941 (-1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Murrieta from Oceanside?

25.0 miles, 40.2 km or 21.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Oceanside from Murrieta?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Murrieta on a bearing of 195.5° and arrives at Oceanside on 195.4°. The return trip starts on 15.4°.

What is halfway between Murrieta and Oceanside?

The midpoint is at 33.398913, -117.248766. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Temecula, CA, 9.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Murrieta and Oceanside?

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

Which is bigger, Murrieta or Oceanside?

Oceanside, with 170,941 residents in July 2024 against 112,539 for Murrieta, 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.