Arizona

Distance from Buckeye to Scottsdale

Straight-line distance

48.2mi

Buckeye, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ are 48.2 miles (77.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Buckeye, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (69°).

kilometers
77.6
nautical miles
41.9
heading from Buckeye
69° ENE
heading from Scottsdale
249° WSW
BuckeyeScottsdale

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

How far Buckeye is from Scottsdale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buckeye and Scottsdale is 48.2 miles, 77.6 km or 41.9 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 48.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
48.2
Kilometers
77.6
Nautical miles
41.9
Bearing from Buckeye
68.5° ENE
Bearing arriving at Scottsdale
69.0°
Bearing from Scottsdale
249.0° WSW

Halfway between Buckeye and Scottsdale

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.558562, -112.252071 (33°33'30.82"N 112°15'7.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Youngtown, AZ, with 7,062 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 Scottsdale 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Scottsdale has 2.2 times the population of Buckeye. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buckeye changed by +22.0% and Scottsdale by +1.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Buckeye, AZ114,334 (+22.0%)
  2. 02Scottsdale, AZ246,170 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buckeye from Scottsdale?

48.2 miles, 77.6 km or 41.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Scottsdale from Buckeye?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Buckeye on a bearing of 68.5° and arrives at Scottsdale on 69.0°. The return trip starts on 249.0°.

What is halfway between Buckeye and Scottsdale?

The midpoint is at 33.558562, -112.252071. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Youngtown, AZ, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buckeye and Scottsdale?

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

Which is bigger, Buckeye or Scottsdale?

Scottsdale, with 246,170 residents in July 2024 against 114,334 for Buckeye, 2.2 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.