California
Distance from Burbank to Santa Clarita
Straight-line distance
18.5mi
Burbank, CA and Santa Clarita, CA are 18.5 miles (29.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (328°).
- kilometers
- 29.8
- nautical miles
- 16.1
- heading from Burbank
- 328° NNW
- heading from Santa Clarita
- 147° SSE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Burbank is from Santa Clarita
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Santa Clarita is 18.5 miles, 29.8 km or 16.1 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 18.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 18.5
- Kilometers
- 29.8
- Nautical miles
- 16.1
- Bearing from Burbank
- 327.6° NNW
- Bearing arriving at Santa Clarita
- 327.5°
- Bearing from Santa Clarita
- 147.5° SSE
Halfway between Burbank and Santa Clarita
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.303331, -118.413433 (34°18'11.99"N 118°24'48.36"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Fernando, CA, with 23,488 residents, 1.6 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 Santa Clarita 14 h 28 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 51 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Santa Clarita has 2.2 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Santa Clarita by -1.4%. Both are in California.
- 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
- 02Santa Clarita, CA229,159 (-1.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Burbank from Santa Clarita?
18.5 miles, 29.8 km or 16.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Santa Clarita from Burbank?
NNW. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 327.6° and arrives at Santa Clarita on 327.5°. The return trip starts on 147.5°.
What is halfway between Burbank and Santa Clarita?
The midpoint is at 34.303331, -118.413433. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Fernando, CA, 1.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Burbank and Santa Clarita?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Burbank or Santa Clarita?
Santa Clarita, with 229,159 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 2.2 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.