Arizona

Distance from Buckeye to Tempe

Straight-line distance

41.0mi

Buckeye, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 41.0 miles (66.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Buckeye, the shortest path starts out heading E (94°).

kilometers
66.1
nautical miles
35.7
heading from Buckeye
94° E
heading from Tempe
274° W
BuckeyeTempe

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

How far Buckeye is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Buckeye and Tempe is 41.0 miles, 66.1 km or 35.7 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 41.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
41.0
Kilometers
66.1
Nautical miles
35.7
Bearing from Buckeye
94.0° E
Bearing arriving at Tempe
94.4°
Bearing from Tempe
274.4° W

Halfway between Buckeye and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.410505, -112.286612 (33°24'37.82"N 112°17'11.80"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tolleson, AZ, with 9,353 residents, 3.2 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 Tempe 14 h 22 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

Tempe has 1.7 times the population of Buckeye. From July 2020 to July 2024, Buckeye changed by +22.0% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Buckeye, AZ114,334 (+22.0%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Buckeye from Tempe?

41.0 miles, 66.1 km or 35.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Buckeye?

E. The great-circle path leaves Buckeye on a bearing of 94.0° and arrives at Tempe on 94.4°. The return trip starts on 274.4°.

What is halfway between Buckeye and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.410505, -112.286612. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tolleson, AZ, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Buckeye and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Buckeye or Tempe?

Tempe, with 190,114 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)

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