Arizona

Distance from Gilbert to Phoenix

Straight-line distance

27.0mi

Gilbert, AZ and Phoenix, AZ are 27.0 miles (43.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Gilbert, the shortest path starts out heading NW (312°).

kilometers
43.4
nautical miles
23.4
heading from Gilbert
312° NW
heading from Phoenix
132° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Gilbert is from Phoenix

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gilbert and Phoenix is 27.0 miles, 43.4 km or 23.4 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 27.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
27.0
Kilometers
43.4
Nautical miles
23.4
Bearing from Gilbert
312.2° NW
Bearing arriving at Phoenix
312.0°
Bearing from Phoenix
132.0° SE

Halfway between Gilbert and Phoenix

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.441371, -111.916338 (33°26'28.93"N 111°54'58.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tempe, AZ, with 190,114 residents, 3.8 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 Phoenix 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

Phoenix has 5.8 times the population of Gilbert. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gilbert changed by +7.2% and Phoenix by +3.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Phoenix, AZ1,673,164 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gilbert from Phoenix?

27.0 miles, 43.4 km or 23.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Phoenix from Gilbert?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Gilbert on a bearing of 312.2° and arrives at Phoenix on 312.0°. The return trip starts on 132.0°.

What is halfway between Gilbert and Phoenix?

The midpoint is at 33.441371, -111.916338. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tempe, AZ, 3.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gilbert and Phoenix?

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

Which is bigger, Gilbert or Phoenix?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 288,790 for Gilbert, 5.8 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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