How far is Santa Clarita from the ocean?

Santa Clarita is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 24 miles (39 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in California, United States.

To the coast

24 miles

39 km · straight line

Nearest land border

152 miles

with Mexico

Setting

Near the coast

548th farthest from the ocean of 861 cities

Santa ClaritaNearest point on the coast

How far are you from the ocean?

Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.

Santa Clarita at a glance

Coordinates
34.3917° N, 118.5426° W
Region
California, United States
Distance to the coast
24 miles (39 km), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
34.0417° N, 118.5703° W (California, United States)
Nearest land border
152 miles (245 km), with Mexico
Among United States's cities
188th farthest from the ocean of the 300 cities measured

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
Simi ValleyUnited States17 miles (27 km)
BurbankUnited States16 miles (26 km)
Thousand OaksUnited States9.4 miles (15 km)
GlendaleUnited States17 miles (27 km)
PalmdaleUnited States45 miles (72 km)
PasadenaUnited States22 miles (35 km)

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Questions

How far is Santa Clarita from the ocean?

Santa Clarita is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 24 miles (39 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in California, United States.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 24 miles (39 km) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.

How far is Santa Clarita from the nearest border?

Santa Clarita is 152 miles (245 km) from the nearest land border, with Mexico, in a straight line.

Where in Santa Clarita is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (34.3917° N, 118.5426° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.

Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.