California

Distance from Murrieta to Temecula

Straight-line distance

6.5mi

Murrieta, CA and Temecula, CA are 6.5 miles (10.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Murrieta, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (148°).

kilometers
10.5
nautical miles
5.7
heading from Murrieta
148° SSE
heading from Temecula
328° NNW
MurrietaTemecula

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

How far Murrieta is from Temecula

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Murrieta and Temecula is 6.5 miles, 10.5 km or 5.7 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 6.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.5
Kilometers
10.5
Nautical miles
5.7
Bearing from Murrieta
148.3° SSE
Bearing arriving at Temecula
148.3°
Bearing from Temecula
328.3° NNW

Halfway between Murrieta and Temecula

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.533154, -117.161336 (33°31'59.35"N 117°09'40.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Murrieta, CA, with 112,539 residents, 3.2 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, Murrieta gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Temecula 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Murrieta has 1.0 times the population of Temecula. From July 2020 to July 2024, Murrieta changed by +1.3% and Temecula by +2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Murrieta, CA112,539 (+1.3%)
  2. 02Temecula, CA112,431 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Murrieta from Temecula?

6.5 miles, 10.5 km or 5.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Temecula from Murrieta?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Murrieta on a bearing of 148.3° and arrives at Temecula on 148.3°. The return trip starts on 328.3°.

What is halfway between Murrieta and Temecula?

The midpoint is at 33.533154, -117.161336. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Murrieta, CA, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Murrieta and Temecula?

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

Which is bigger, Murrieta or Temecula?

Murrieta, with 112,539 residents in July 2024 against 112,431 for Temecula, 1.0 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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