California

Distance from Pasadena to West Covina

Straight-line distance

14.9mi

Pasadena, CA and West Covina, CA are 14.9 miles (24.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Pasadena, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (119°).

kilometers
24.0
nautical miles
13.0
heading from Pasadena
119° ESE
heading from West Covina
299° WNW
PasadenaWest Covina

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

How far Pasadena is from West Covina

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pasadena and West Covina is 14.9 miles, 24.0 km or 13.0 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 14.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.9
Kilometers
24.0
Nautical miles
13.0
Bearing from Pasadena
118.9° ESE
Bearing arriving at West Covina
119.1°
Bearing from West Covina
299.1° WNW

Halfway between Pasadena and West Covina

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.108303, -118.023879 (34°06'29.89"N 118°01'25.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Arcadia, CA, with 54,472 residents, 1.8 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 West Covina 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Pasadena has 1.3 times the population of West Covina. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pasadena changed by -1.6% and West Covina by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
  2. 02West Covina, CA106,920 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Pasadena from West Covina?

14.9 miles, 24.0 km or 13.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Covina from Pasadena?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Pasadena on a bearing of 118.9° and arrives at West Covina on 119.1°. The return trip starts on 299.1°.

What is halfway between Pasadena and West Covina?

The midpoint is at 34.108303, -118.023879. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Arcadia, CA, 1.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pasadena and West Covina?

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

Which is bigger, Pasadena or West Covina?

Pasadena, with 137,195 residents in July 2024 against 106,920 for West Covina, 1.3 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.