Texas to Arizona
Distance from El Paso to Gilbert
Straight-line distance
325.3mi
El Paso, TX and Gilbert, AZ are 325.3 miles (523.5 km) apart in a straight line. From El Paso, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (290°).
- kilometers
- 523.5
- nautical miles
- 282.7
- heading from El Paso
- 290° WNW
- heading from Gilbert
- 107° ESE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Paso is from Gilbert
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Paso and Gilbert is 325.3 miles, 523.5 km or 282.7 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 325.3 miles, 56 meters longer.
Measurements
- Miles
- 325.3
- Kilometers
- 523.5
- Nautical miles
- 282.7
- Bearing from El Paso
- 289.5° WNW
- Bearing arriving at Gilbert
- 286.7°
- Bearing from Gilbert
- 106.7° ESE
Halfway between El Paso and Gilbert
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.606997, -109.065422 (32°36'25.19"N 109°03'55.52"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lordsburg, NM, with 2,203 residents, 27.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
El Paso uses America/Denver and Gilbert uses America/Phoenix. In January Gilbert is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time. On June 21, El Paso gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Gilbert 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 9 h 57 min. Gilbert is 1.46° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
El Paso has 2.4 times the population of Gilbert. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Paso changed by +0.3% and Gilbert by +7.2%. The trip crosses from Texas into Arizona.
- 01El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
- 02Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Paso from Gilbert?
325.3 miles, 523.5 km or 282.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Gilbert from El Paso?
WNW. The great-circle path leaves El Paso on a bearing of 289.5° and arrives at Gilbert on 286.7°. The return trip starts on 106.7°.
What is halfway between El Paso and Gilbert?
The midpoint is at 32.606997, -109.065422. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lordsburg, NM, 27.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Paso and Gilbert?
El Paso uses America/Denver and Gilbert uses America/Phoenix. In January Gilbert is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time.
Which is bigger, El Paso or Gilbert?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 288,790 for Gilbert, 2.4 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.