Arizona

Distance from Buckeye to Peoria

Straight-line distance

31.1mi

Buckeye, AZ and Peoria, AZ are 31.1 miles (50.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Buckeye, the shortest path starts out heading NE (38°).

kilometers
50.1
nautical miles
27.0
heading from Buckeye
38° NE
heading from Peoria
218° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Buckeye is from Peoria

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buckeye and Peoria is 31.1 miles, 50.1 km or 27.0 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 31.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
31.1
Kilometers
50.1
Nautical miles
27.0
Bearing from Buckeye
38.0° NE
Bearing arriving at Peoria
38.2°
Bearing from Peoria
218.2° SW

Halfway between Buckeye and Peoria

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.609012, -112.475143 (33°36'32.44"N 112°28'30.51"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Surprise, AZ, with 167,564 residents, 4.5 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 Peoria 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Peoria has 1.7 times the population of Buckeye. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buckeye changed by +22.0% and Peoria by +4.1%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Buckeye, AZ114,334 (+22.0%)
  2. 02Peoria, AZ199,924 (+4.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buckeye from Peoria?

31.1 miles, 50.1 km or 27.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Peoria from Buckeye?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Buckeye on a bearing of 38.0° and arrives at Peoria on 38.2°. The return trip starts on 218.2°.

What is halfway between Buckeye and Peoria?

The midpoint is at 33.609012, -112.475143. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Surprise, AZ, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buckeye and Peoria?

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

Which is bigger, Buckeye or Peoria?

Peoria, with 199,924 residents in July 2024 against 114,334 for Buckeye, 1.7 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.