Arizona

Distance from Chandler to Gilbert

Straight-line distance

6.6mi

Chandler, AZ and Gilbert, AZ are 6.6 miles (10.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Chandler, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (73°).

kilometers
10.6
nautical miles
5.7
heading from Chandler
73° ENE
heading from Gilbert
253° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chandler is from Gilbert

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chandler and Gilbert is 6.6 miles, 10.6 km or 5.7 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 6.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.6
Kilometers
10.6
Nautical miles
5.7
Bearing from Chandler
73.1° ENE
Bearing arriving at Gilbert
73.2°
Bearing from Gilbert
253.2° WSW

Halfway between Chandler and Gilbert

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.296562, -111.797459 (33°17'47.62"N 111°47'50.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chandler, AZ, with 281,231 residents, 3.3 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Chandler gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Gilbert 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Gilbert has 1.0 times the population of Chandler. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chandler changed by +1.4% and Gilbert by +7.2%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Chandler, AZ281,231 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chandler from Gilbert?

6.6 miles, 10.6 km or 5.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Gilbert from Chandler?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Chandler on a bearing of 73.1° and arrives at Gilbert on 73.2°. The return trip starts on 253.2°.

What is halfway between Chandler and Gilbert?

The midpoint is at 33.296562, -111.797459. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chandler, AZ, 3.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chandler and Gilbert?

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

Which is bigger, Chandler or Gilbert?

Gilbert, with 288,790 residents in July 2024 against 281,231 for Chandler, 1.0 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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