Arizona

Distance from Gilbert to Goodyear

Straight-line distance

36.2mi

Gilbert, AZ and Goodyear, AZ are 36.2 miles (58.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Gilbert, the shortest path starts out heading W (264°).

kilometers
58.3
nautical miles
31.5
heading from Gilbert
264° W
heading from Goodyear
84° E
GilbertGoodyear

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

How far Gilbert is from Goodyear

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gilbert and Goodyear is 36.2 miles, 58.3 km or 31.5 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 36.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
36.2
Kilometers
58.3
Nautical miles
31.5
Bearing from Gilbert
264.0° W
Bearing arriving at Goodyear
263.7°
Bearing from Goodyear
83.7° E

Halfway between Gilbert and Goodyear

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.282539, -112.054901 (33°16'57.14"N 112°03'17.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Guadalupe, AZ, with 5,197 residents, 7.8 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 Goodyear 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Gilbert has 2.4 times the population of Goodyear. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gilbert changed by +7.2% and Goodyear by +20.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Goodyear, AZ118,186 (+20.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gilbert from Goodyear?

36.2 miles, 58.3 km or 31.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Goodyear from Gilbert?

W. The great-circle path leaves Gilbert on a bearing of 264.0° and arrives at Goodyear on 263.7°. The return trip starts on 83.7°.

What is halfway between Gilbert and Goodyear?

The midpoint is at 33.282539, -112.054901. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Guadalupe, AZ, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gilbert and Goodyear?

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

Which is bigger, Gilbert or Goodyear?

Gilbert, with 288,790 residents in July 2024 against 118,186 for Goodyear, 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.

  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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