Arizona

Distance from Chandler to Mesa

Straight-line distance

11.3mi

Chandler, AZ and Mesa, AZ are 11.3 miles (18.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Chandler, the shortest path starts out heading NE (44°).

kilometers
18.2
nautical miles
9.8
heading from Chandler
44° NE
heading from Mesa
224° SW
ChandlerMesa

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

How far Chandler is from Mesa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chandler and Mesa is 11.3 miles, 18.2 km or 9.8 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 11.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.3
Kilometers
18.2
Nautical miles
9.8
Bearing from Chandler
43.8° NE
Bearing arriving at Mesa
43.9°
Bearing from Mesa
223.9° SW

Halfway between Chandler and Mesa

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.341718, -111.784196 (33°20'30.19"N 111°47'3.10"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Gilbert, AZ, with 288,790 residents, 3.2 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 Mesa 14 h 22 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

Mesa has 1.8 times the population of Chandler. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chandler changed by +1.4% and Mesa by +2.2%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Chandler, AZ281,231 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Mesa, AZ517,151 (+2.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chandler from Mesa?

11.3 miles, 18.2 km or 9.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesa from Chandler?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Chandler on a bearing of 43.8° and arrives at Mesa on 43.9°. The return trip starts on 223.9°.

What is halfway between Chandler and Mesa?

The midpoint is at 33.341718, -111.784196. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Gilbert, AZ, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chandler and Mesa?

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

Which is bigger, Chandler or Mesa?

Mesa, with 517,151 residents in July 2024 against 281,231 for Chandler, 1.8 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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