California

Distance from Palmdale to Pomona

Straight-line distance

41.7mi

Palmdale, CA and Pomona, CA are 41.7 miles (67.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Palmdale, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (152°).

kilometers
67.1
nautical miles
36.2
heading from Palmdale
152° SSE
heading from Pomona
332° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Palmdale is from Pomona

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Palmdale and Pomona is 41.7 miles, 67.1 km or 36.2 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 41.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
41.7
Kilometers
67.1
Nautical miles
36.2
Bearing from Palmdale
151.8° SSE
Bearing arriving at Pomona
152.0°
Bearing from Pomona
332.0° NNW

Halfway between Palmdale and Pomona

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.324870, -117.932704 (34°19'29.53"N 117°55'57.73"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Duarte, CA, with 23,493 residents, 11.4 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, Palmdale gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Pomona 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 53 min. Palmdale is 0.53° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Palmdale has 1.1 times the population of Pomona. From July 2020 to July 2024, Palmdale changed by -3.8% and Pomona by -2.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Palmdale, CA162,536 (-3.8%)
  2. 02Pomona, CA147,966 (-2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Palmdale from Pomona?

41.7 miles, 67.1 km or 36.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pomona from Palmdale?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Palmdale on a bearing of 151.8° and arrives at Pomona on 152.0°. The return trip starts on 332.0°.

What is halfway between Palmdale and Pomona?

The midpoint is at 34.324870, -117.932704. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Duarte, CA, 11.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Palmdale and Pomona?

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

Which is bigger, Palmdale or Pomona?

Palmdale, with 162,536 residents in July 2024 against 147,966 for Pomona, 1.1 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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