Nevada to California

Distance from North Las Vegas to Rialto

Straight-line distance

198.5mi

North Las Vegas, NV and Rialto, CA are 198.5 miles (319.4 km) apart in a straight line. From North Las Vegas, the shortest path starts out heading SW (222°).

kilometers
319.4
nautical miles
172.5
heading from North Las Vegas
222° SW
heading from Rialto
40° NE
North Las VegasRialto

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

How far North Las Vegas is from Rialto

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of North Las Vegas and Rialto is 198.5 miles, 319.4 km or 172.5 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 198.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
198.5
Kilometers
319.4
Nautical miles
172.5
Bearing from North Las Vegas
221.5° SW
Bearing arriving at Rialto
220.2°
Bearing from Rialto
40.2° NE

Halfway between North Las Vegas and Rialto

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.209086, -116.254586 (35°12'32.71"N 116°15'16.51"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Barstow, CA, with 24,897 residents, 50.5 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, North Las Vegas gets 14 h 38 min of daylight and Rialto 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 41 min and 9 h 53 min. North Las Vegas is 2.17° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

North Las Vegas has 2.8 times the population of Rialto. From July 2020 to July 2024, North Las Vegas changed by +12.6% and Rialto by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Nevada into California.

  1. 01North Las Vegas, NV294,034 (+12.6%)
  2. 02Rialto, CA104,918 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is North Las Vegas from Rialto?

198.5 miles, 319.4 km or 172.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rialto from North Las Vegas?

SW. The great-circle path leaves North Las Vegas on a bearing of 221.5° and arrives at Rialto on 220.2°. The return trip starts on 40.2°.

What is halfway between North Las Vegas and Rialto?

The midpoint is at 35.209086, -116.254586. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Barstow, CA, 50.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between North Las Vegas and Rialto?

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

Which is bigger, North Las Vegas or Rialto?

North Las Vegas, with 294,034 residents in July 2024 against 104,918 for Rialto, 2.8 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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