California

Distance from Burbank to Glendale

Straight-line distance

4.6mi

Burbank, CA and Glendale, CA are 4.6 miles (7.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading E (97°).

kilometers
7.5
nautical miles
4.0
heading from Burbank
97° E
heading from Glendale
277° W
BurbankGlendale

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

How far Burbank is from Glendale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Glendale is 4.6 miles, 7.5 km or 4.0 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 4.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
4.6
Kilometers
7.5
Nautical miles
4.0
Bearing from Burbank
97.4° E
Bearing arriving at Glendale
97.5°
Bearing from Glendale
277.5° W

Halfway between Burbank and Glendale

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.185757, -118.286098 (34°11'8.72"N 118°17'9.95"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Burbank, CA, with 103,533 residents, 2.3 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Burbank gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Glendale 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 1.8 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Glendale by -4.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Glendale?

4.6 miles, 7.5 km or 4.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Glendale from Burbank?

E. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 97.4° and arrives at Glendale on 97.5°. The return trip starts on 277.5°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Glendale?

The midpoint is at 34.185757, -118.286098. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Burbank, CA, 2.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Glendale?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or Glendale?

Glendale, with 187,823 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 1.8 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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