California

Distance from Downey to Glendale

Straight-line distance

18.0mi

Downey, CA and Glendale, CA are 18.0 miles (29.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Downey, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (339°).

kilometers
29.0
nautical miles
15.7
heading from Downey
339° NNW
heading from Glendale
159° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Downey is from Glendale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Downey and Glendale is 18.0 miles, 29.0 km or 15.7 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 18.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.0
Kilometers
29.0
Nautical miles
15.7
Bearing from Downey
338.7° NNW
Bearing arriving at Glendale
338.6°
Bearing from Glendale
158.6° SSE

Halfway between Downey and Glendale

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.059813, -118.188268 (34°03'35.33"N 118°11'17.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Monterey Park, CA, with 57,996 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Downey gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Glendale 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 1.7 times the population of Downey. From July 2020 to July 2024, Downey changed by -4.0% and Glendale by -4.1%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Downey, CA109,368 (-4.0%)
  2. 02Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Downey from Glendale?

18.0 miles, 29.0 km or 15.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Glendale from Downey?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Downey on a bearing of 338.7° and arrives at Glendale on 338.6°. The return trip starts on 158.6°.

What is halfway between Downey and Glendale?

The midpoint is at 34.059813, -118.188268. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Monterey Park, CA, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Downey and Glendale?

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

Which is bigger, Downey or Glendale?

Glendale, with 187,823 residents in July 2024 against 109,368 for Downey, 1.7 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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