California

Distance from Burbank to Simi Valley

Straight-line distance

24.7mi

Burbank, CA and Simi Valley, CA are 24.7 miles (39.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Burbank, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (283°).

kilometers
39.7
nautical miles
21.5
heading from Burbank
283° WNW
heading from Simi Valley
102° ESE
BurbankSimi Valley

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

How far Burbank is from Simi Valley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Burbank and Simi Valley is 24.7 miles, 39.7 km or 21.5 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 24.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.7
Kilometers
39.7
Nautical miles
21.5
Bearing from Burbank
282.5° WNW
Bearing arriving at Simi Valley
282.3°
Bearing from Simi Valley
102.3° ESE

Halfway between Burbank and Simi Valley

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.228681, -118.537354 (34°13'43.25"N 118°32'14.47"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Fernando, CA, with 23,488 residents, 7.1 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 Simi Valley 14 h 27 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

Simi Valley has 1.2 times the population of Burbank. From July 2020 to July 2024, Burbank changed by -3.3% and Simi Valley by -0.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Burbank, CA103,533 (-3.3%)
  2. 02Simi Valley, CA125,778 (-0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Burbank from Simi Valley?

24.7 miles, 39.7 km or 21.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Simi Valley from Burbank?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Burbank on a bearing of 282.5° and arrives at Simi Valley on 282.3°. The return trip starts on 102.3°.

What is halfway between Burbank and Simi Valley?

The midpoint is at 34.228681, -118.537354. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Fernando, CA, 7.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Burbank and Simi Valley?

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

Which is bigger, Burbank or Simi Valley?

Simi Valley, with 125,778 residents in July 2024 against 103,533 for Burbank, 1.2 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.

  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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