California

Distance from Pasadena to Santa Clarita

Straight-line distance

27.2mi

Pasadena, CA and Santa Clarita, CA are 27.2 miles (43.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Pasadena, the shortest path starts out heading NW (311°).

kilometers
43.8
nautical miles
23.7
heading from Pasadena
311° NW
heading from Santa Clarita
130° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Pasadena is from Santa Clarita

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pasadena and Santa Clarita is 27.2 miles, 43.8 km or 23.7 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 27.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
27.2
Kilometers
43.8
Nautical miles
23.7
Bearing from Pasadena
310.6° NW
Bearing arriving at Santa Clarita
310.4°
Bearing from Santa Clarita
130.4° SE

Halfway between Pasadena and Santa Clarita

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.288684, -118.319074 (34°17'19.26"N 118°19'8.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Fernando, CA, with 23,488 residents, 6.7 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, Pasadena gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Santa Clarita 14 h 28 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 51 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Santa Clarita has 1.7 times the population of Pasadena. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pasadena changed by -1.6% and Santa Clarita by -1.4%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
  2. 02Santa Clarita, CA229,159 (-1.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Pasadena from Santa Clarita?

27.2 miles, 43.8 km or 23.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Santa Clarita from Pasadena?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Pasadena on a bearing of 310.6° and arrives at Santa Clarita on 310.4°. The return trip starts on 130.4°.

What is halfway between Pasadena and Santa Clarita?

The midpoint is at 34.288684, -118.319074. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Fernando, CA, 6.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pasadena and Santa Clarita?

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

Which is bigger, Pasadena or Santa Clarita?

Santa Clarita, with 229,159 residents in July 2024 against 137,195 for Pasadena, 1.7 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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