California

Distance from Riverside to San Bernardino

Straight-line distance

15.1mi

Riverside, CA and San Bernardino, CA are 15.1 miles (24.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Riverside, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (22°).

kilometers
24.3
nautical miles
13.1
heading from Riverside
22° NNE
heading from San Bernardino
202° SSW
RiversideSan Bernardino

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

How far Riverside is from San Bernardino

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Riverside and San Bernardino is 15.1 miles, 24.3 km or 13.1 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 15.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.1
Kilometers
24.3
Nautical miles
13.1
Bearing from Riverside
21.9° NNE
Bearing arriving at San Bernardino
22.0°
Bearing from San Bernardino
202.0° SSW

Halfway between Riverside and San Bernardino

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.039610, -117.343959 (34°02'22.60"N 117°20'38.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Colton, CA, with 53,528 residents, 1.5 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, Riverside gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and San Bernardino 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Riverside has 1.4 times the population of San Bernardino. From July 2020 to July 2024, Riverside changed by +2.6% and San Bernardino by +1.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Riverside, CA323,757 (+2.6%)
  2. 02San Bernardino, CA224,775 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Riverside from San Bernardino?

15.1 miles, 24.3 km or 13.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is San Bernardino from Riverside?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Riverside on a bearing of 21.9° and arrives at San Bernardino on 22.0°. The return trip starts on 202.0°.

What is halfway between Riverside and San Bernardino?

The midpoint is at 34.039610, -117.343959. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Colton, CA, 1.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Riverside and San Bernardino?

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

Which is bigger, Riverside or San Bernardino?

Riverside, with 323,757 residents in July 2024 against 224,775 for San Bernardino, 1.4 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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