Arizona

Distance from Buckeye to Surprise

Straight-line distance

19.8mi

Buckeye, AZ and Surprise, AZ are 19.8 miles (31.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Buckeye, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (33°).

kilometers
31.9
nautical miles
17.2
heading from Buckeye
33° NNE
heading from Surprise
213° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Buckeye is from Surprise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buckeye and Surprise is 19.8 miles, 31.9 km or 17.2 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 19.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.8
Kilometers
31.9
Nautical miles
17.2
Bearing from Buckeye
33.3° NNE
Bearing arriving at Surprise
33.4°
Bearing from Surprise
213.4° SSW

Halfway between Buckeye and Surprise

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.551236, -112.547181 (33°33'4.45"N 112°32'49.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Buckeye, AZ, with 114,334 residents, 9.9 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 Surprise 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

Surprise has 1.5 times the population of Buckeye. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buckeye changed by +22.0% and Surprise by +16.0%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Buckeye, AZ114,334 (+22.0%)
  2. 02Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buckeye from Surprise?

19.8 miles, 31.9 km or 17.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Surprise from Buckeye?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Buckeye on a bearing of 33.3° and arrives at Surprise on 33.4°. The return trip starts on 213.4°.

What is halfway between Buckeye and Surprise?

The midpoint is at 33.551236, -112.547181. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Buckeye, AZ, 9.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buckeye and Surprise?

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

Which is bigger, Buckeye or Surprise?

Surprise, with 167,564 residents in July 2024 against 114,334 for Buckeye, 1.5 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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