California

Distance from Murrieta to Riverside

Straight-line distance

27.8mi

Murrieta, CA and Riverside, CA are 27.8 miles (44.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Murrieta, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (335°).

kilometers
44.7
nautical miles
24.1
heading from Murrieta
335° NNW
heading from Riverside
155° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Murrieta is from Riverside

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Murrieta and Riverside is 27.8 miles, 44.7 km or 24.1 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 27.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
27.8
Kilometers
44.7
Nautical miles
24.1
Bearing from Murrieta
335.3° NNW
Bearing arriving at Riverside
335.2°
Bearing from Riverside
155.2° SSE

Halfway between Murrieta and Riverside

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.755691, -117.291885 (33°45'20.49"N 117°17'30.79"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Perris, CA, with 83,032 residents, 4.7 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 Riverside 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 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 2.9 times the population of Murrieta. From July 2020 to July 2024, Murrieta changed by +1.3% and Riverside by +2.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Murrieta, CA112,539 (+1.3%)
  2. 02Riverside, CA323,757 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Murrieta from Riverside?

27.8 miles, 44.7 km or 24.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Riverside from Murrieta?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Murrieta on a bearing of 335.3° and arrives at Riverside on 335.2°. The return trip starts on 155.2°.

What is halfway between Murrieta and Riverside?

The midpoint is at 33.755691, -117.291885. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Perris, CA, 4.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Murrieta and Riverside?

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

Which is bigger, Murrieta or Riverside?

Riverside, with 323,757 residents in July 2024 against 112,539 for Murrieta, 2.9 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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