California

Distance from Burbank to Lancaster

Straight-line distance

35.8mi

Burbank, CA and Lancaster, CA are 35.8 miles (57.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (14°).

kilometers
57.7
nautical miles
31.1
heading from Burbank
14° NNE
heading from Lancaster
194° SSW
BurbankLancaster

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

How far Burbank is from Lancaster

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Lancaster is 35.8 miles, 57.7 km or 31.1 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 35.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
35.8
Kilometers
57.7
Nautical miles
31.1
Bearing from Burbank
13.9° NNE
Bearing arriving at Lancaster
13.9°
Bearing from Lancaster
193.9° SSW

Halfway between Burbank and Lancaster

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.441873, -118.251078 (34°26'30.74"N 118°15'3.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Palmdale, CA, with 162,536 residents, 13.2 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Burbank gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Lancaster 14 h 29 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 50 min. Lancaster is 0.50° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lancaster has 1.6 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Lancaster by -3.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Lancaster, CA167,426 (-3.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Lancaster?

35.8 miles, 57.7 km or 31.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lancaster from Burbank?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 13.9° and arrives at Lancaster on 13.9°. The return trip starts on 193.9°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Lancaster?

The midpoint is at 34.441873, -118.251078. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Palmdale, CA, 13.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Lancaster?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or Lancaster?

Lancaster, with 167,426 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 1.6 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)

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