Arizona

Distance from Buckeye to Chandler

Straight-line distance

46.7mi

Buckeye, AZ and Chandler, AZ are 46.7 miles (75.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Buckeye, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (102°).

kilometers
75.2
nautical miles
40.6
heading from Buckeye
102° ESE
heading from Chandler
283° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Buckeye is from Chandler

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buckeye and Chandler is 46.7 miles, 75.2 km or 40.6 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 46.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
46.7
Kilometers
75.2
Nautical miles
40.6
Bearing from Buckeye
102.5° ESE
Bearing arriving at Chandler
102.9°
Bearing from Chandler
282.9° WNW

Halfway between Buckeye and Chandler

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.357825, -112.246362 (33°21'28.17"N 112°14'46.90"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Avondale, AZ, with 96,609 residents, 5.7 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Buckeye gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Chandler 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Chandler has 2.5 times the population of Buckeye. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buckeye changed by +22.0% and Chandler by +1.4%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Buckeye, AZ114,334 (+22.0%)
  2. 02Chandler, AZ281,231 (+1.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buckeye from Chandler?

46.7 miles, 75.2 km or 40.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Chandler from Buckeye?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Buckeye on a bearing of 102.5° and arrives at Chandler on 102.9°. The return trip starts on 282.9°.

What is halfway between Buckeye and Chandler?

The midpoint is at 33.357825, -112.246362. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Avondale, AZ, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buckeye and Chandler?

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

Which is bigger, Buckeye or Chandler?

Chandler, with 281,231 residents in July 2024 against 114,334 for Buckeye, 2.5 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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