Arizona

Distance from Buckeye to Phoenix

Straight-line distance

33.2mi

Buckeye, AZ and Phoenix, AZ are 33.2 miles (53.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Buckeye, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (73°).

kilometers
53.5
nautical miles
28.9
heading from Buckeye
73° ENE
heading from Phoenix
253° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Buckeye is from Phoenix

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buckeye and Phoenix is 33.2 miles, 53.5 km or 28.9 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 33.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
33.2
Kilometers
53.5
Nautical miles
28.9
Bearing from Buckeye
72.8° ENE
Bearing arriving at Phoenix
73.2°
Bearing from Phoenix
253.2° WSW

Halfway between Buckeye and Phoenix

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.502205, -112.366074 (33°30'7.94"N 112°21'57.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Litchfield Park, AZ, with 6,863 residents, 0.4 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 Phoenix 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

Phoenix has 14.6 times the population of Buckeye. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buckeye changed by +22.0% and Phoenix by +3.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Buckeye, AZ114,334 (+22.0%)
  2. 02Phoenix, AZ1,673,164 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buckeye from Phoenix?

33.2 miles, 53.5 km or 28.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Phoenix from Buckeye?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Buckeye on a bearing of 72.8° and arrives at Phoenix on 73.2°. The return trip starts on 253.2°.

What is halfway between Buckeye and Phoenix?

The midpoint is at 33.502205, -112.366074. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Litchfield Park, AZ, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buckeye and Phoenix?

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

Which is bigger, Buckeye or Phoenix?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 114,334 for Buckeye, 14.6 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.