Arizona

Distance from Chandler to Glendale

Straight-line distance

26.1mi

Chandler, AZ and Glendale, AZ are 26.1 miles (42.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Chandler, the shortest path starts out heading NW (312°).

kilometers
42.0
nautical miles
22.7
heading from Chandler
312° NW
heading from Glendale
131° SE
ChandlerGlendale

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

How far Chandler is from Glendale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chandler and Glendale is 26.1 miles, 42.0 km or 22.7 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 26.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.1
Kilometers
42.0
Nautical miles
22.7
Bearing from Chandler
311.7° NW
Bearing arriving at Glendale
311.5°
Bearing from Glendale
131.5° SE

Halfway between Chandler and Glendale

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.408065, -112.020606 (33°24'29.03"N 112°01'14.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Guadalupe, AZ, with 5,197 residents, 4.4 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 Glendale 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Chandler has 1.1 times the population of Glendale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chandler changed by +1.4% and Glendale by +3.7%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Chandler, AZ281,231 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Glendale, AZ258,143 (+3.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chandler from Glendale?

26.1 miles, 42.0 km or 22.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Glendale from Chandler?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Chandler on a bearing of 311.7° and arrives at Glendale on 311.5°. The return trip starts on 131.5°.

What is halfway between Chandler and Glendale?

The midpoint is at 33.408065, -112.020606. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Guadalupe, AZ, 4.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chandler and Glendale?

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

Which is bigger, Chandler or Glendale?

Chandler, with 281,231 residents in July 2024 against 258,143 for Glendale, 1.1 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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