Arizona

Distance from Buckeye to Glendale

Straight-line distance

27.0mi

Buckeye, AZ and Glendale, AZ are 27.0 miles (43.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Buckeye, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (75°).

kilometers
43.4
nautical miles
23.4
heading from Buckeye
75° ENE
heading from Glendale
255° WSW
BuckeyeGlendale

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

How far Buckeye is from Glendale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buckeye and Glendale is 27.0 miles, 43.4 km or 23.4 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 27.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
27.0
Kilometers
43.4
Nautical miles
23.4
Bearing from Buckeye
74.8° ENE
Bearing arriving at Glendale
75.0°
Bearing from Glendale
255.0° WSW

Halfway between Buckeye and Glendale

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.482555, -112.415882 (33°28'57.20"N 112°24'57.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Litchfield Park, AZ, with 6,863 residents, 3.5 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Buckeye gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Glendale 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 2.3 times the population of Buckeye. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buckeye changed by +22.0% and Glendale by +3.7%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Buckeye, AZ114,334 (+22.0%)
  2. 02Glendale, AZ258,143 (+3.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buckeye from Glendale?

27.0 miles, 43.4 km or 23.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Glendale from Buckeye?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Buckeye on a bearing of 74.8° and arrives at Glendale on 75.0°. The return trip starts on 255.0°.

What is halfway between Buckeye and Glendale?

The midpoint is at 33.482555, -112.415882. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Litchfield Park, AZ, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buckeye and Glendale?

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

Which is bigger, Buckeye or Glendale?

Glendale, with 258,143 residents in July 2024 against 114,334 for Buckeye, 2.3 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.