California

Distance from Burbank to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

11.0mi

Burbank, CA and Pasadena, CA are 11.0 miles (17.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading E (101°).

kilometers
17.6
nautical miles
9.5
heading from Burbank
101° E
heading from Pasadena
281° W
BurbankPasadena

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

How far Burbank is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Pasadena is 11.0 miles, 17.6 km or 9.5 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 11.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.0
Kilometers
17.6
Nautical miles
9.5
Bearing from Burbank
100.7° E
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
100.8°
Bearing from Pasadena
280.8° W

Halfway between Burbank and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.175386, -118.232184 (34°10'31.39"N 118°13'55.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glendale, CA, with 187,823 residents, 0.9 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Burbank gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Pasadena 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

Pasadena has 1.3 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Pasadena by -1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Pasadena?

11.0 miles, 17.6 km or 9.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Burbank?

E. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 100.7° and arrives at Pasadena on 100.8°. The return trip starts on 280.8°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 34.175386, -118.232184. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glendale, CA, 0.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or Pasadena?

Pasadena, with 137,195 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 1.3 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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