Arizona

Distance from Gilbert to Scottsdale

Straight-line distance

26.7mi

Gilbert, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ are 26.7 miles (43.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Gilbert, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (345°).

kilometers
43.0
nautical miles
23.2
heading from Gilbert
345° NNW
heading from Scottsdale
165° SSE
GilbertScottsdale

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

How far Gilbert is from Scottsdale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gilbert and Scottsdale is 26.7 miles, 43.0 km or 23.2 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 26.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.7
Kilometers
43.0
Nautical miles
23.2
Bearing from Gilbert
345.3° NNW
Bearing arriving at Scottsdale
345.2°
Bearing from Scottsdale
165.2° SSE

Halfway between Gilbert and Scottsdale

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.497314, -111.802122 (33°29'50.33"N 111°48'7.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mesa, AZ, with 517,151 residents, 8.3 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 Scottsdale 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Gilbert has 1.2 times the population of Scottsdale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gilbert changed by +7.2% and Scottsdale by +1.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Scottsdale, AZ246,170 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gilbert from Scottsdale?

26.7 miles, 43.0 km or 23.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Scottsdale from Gilbert?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Gilbert on a bearing of 345.3° and arrives at Scottsdale on 345.2°. The return trip starts on 165.2°.

What is halfway between Gilbert and Scottsdale?

The midpoint is at 33.497314, -111.802122. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mesa, AZ, 8.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gilbert and Scottsdale?

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

Which is bigger, Gilbert or Scottsdale?

Gilbert, with 288,790 residents in July 2024 against 246,170 for Scottsdale, 1.2 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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