California

Distance from Burbank to Palmdale

Straight-line distance

30.4mi

Burbank, CA and Palmdale, CA are 30.4 miles (49.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (24°).

kilometers
49.0
nautical miles
26.4
heading from Burbank
24° NNE
heading from Palmdale
205° SSW
BurbankPalmdale

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

How far Burbank is from Palmdale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Palmdale is 30.4 miles, 49.0 km or 26.4 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 30.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
30.4
Kilometers
49.0
Nautical miles
26.4
Bearing from Burbank
24.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Palmdale
24.5°
Bearing from Palmdale
204.5° SSW

Halfway between Burbank and Palmdale

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.390600, -118.216165 (34°23'26.16"N 118°12'58.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, with 19,621 residents, 12.6 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 Palmdale 14 h 29 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 50 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Palmdale has 1.6 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Palmdale by -3.8%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Palmdale, CA162,536 (-3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Palmdale?

30.4 miles, 49.0 km or 26.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Palmdale from Burbank?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 24.4° and arrives at Palmdale on 24.5°. The return trip starts on 204.5°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Palmdale?

The midpoint is at 34.390600, -118.216165. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 12.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Palmdale?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or Palmdale?

Palmdale, with 162,536 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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