Arizona

Distance from Gilbert to Mesa

Straight-line distance

6.4mi

Gilbert, AZ and Mesa, AZ are 6.4 miles (10.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Gilbert, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (14°).

kilometers
10.3
nautical miles
5.6
heading from Gilbert
14° NNE
heading from Mesa
194° SSW
GilbertMesa

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

How far Gilbert is from Mesa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gilbert and Mesa is 6.4 miles, 10.3 km or 5.6 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 6.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.4
Kilometers
10.3
Nautical miles
5.6
Bearing from Gilbert
13.8° NNE
Bearing arriving at Mesa
13.8°
Bearing from Mesa
193.8° SSW

Halfway between Gilbert and Mesa

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.355451, -111.729807 (33°21'19.62"N 111°43'47.30"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, Gilbert gets 14 h 22 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 Gilbert. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gilbert changed by +7.2% and Mesa by +2.2%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Mesa, AZ517,151 (+2.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gilbert from Mesa?

6.4 miles, 10.3 km or 5.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesa from Gilbert?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Gilbert on a bearing of 13.8° and arrives at Mesa on 13.8°. The return trip starts on 193.8°.

What is halfway between Gilbert and Mesa?

The midpoint is at 33.355451, -111.729807. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Gilbert, AZ, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gilbert and Mesa?

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

Which is bigger, Gilbert or Mesa?

Mesa, with 517,151 residents in July 2024 against 288,790 for Gilbert, 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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