Arizona

Distance from Gilbert to Glendale

Straight-line distance

30.0mi

Gilbert, AZ and Glendale, AZ are 30.0 miles (48.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Gilbert, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (301°).

kilometers
48.3
nautical miles
26.1
heading from Gilbert
301° WNW
heading from Glendale
121° ESE
GilbertGlendale

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

How far Gilbert is from Glendale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gilbert and Glendale is 30.0 miles, 48.3 km or 26.1 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 30.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
30.0
Kilometers
48.3
Nautical miles
26.1
Bearing from Gilbert
301.0° WNW
Bearing arriving at Glendale
300.7°
Bearing from Glendale
120.7° ESE

Halfway between Gilbert and Glendale

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.421900, -111.966213 (33°25'18.84"N 111°57'58.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tempe, AZ, with 190,114 residents, 3.0 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, Gilbert gets 14 h 22 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

Gilbert has 1.1 times the population of Glendale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gilbert changed by +7.2% and Glendale by +3.7%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Glendale, AZ258,143 (+3.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gilbert from Glendale?

30.0 miles, 48.3 km or 26.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Glendale from Gilbert?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Gilbert on a bearing of 301.0° and arrives at Glendale on 300.7°. The return trip starts on 120.7°.

What is halfway between Gilbert and Glendale?

The midpoint is at 33.421900, -111.966213. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tempe, AZ, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gilbert and Glendale?

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

Which is bigger, Gilbert or Glendale?

Gilbert, with 288,790 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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