Arizona

Distance from Gilbert to Tempe

Straight-line distance

12.2mi

Gilbert, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 12.2 miles (19.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Gilbert, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (296°).

kilometers
19.6
nautical miles
10.6
heading from Gilbert
296° WNW
heading from Tempe
116° ESE
GilbertTempe

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

How far Gilbert is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gilbert and Tempe is 12.2 miles, 19.6 km or 10.6 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 12.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.2
Kilometers
19.6
Nautical miles
10.6
Bearing from Gilbert
296.4° WNW
Bearing arriving at Tempe
296.3°
Bearing from Tempe
116.3° ESE

Halfway between Gilbert and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.349386, -111.837408 (33°20'57.79"N 111°50'14.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chandler, AZ, with 281,231 residents, 4.7 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 Tempe 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

Gilbert has 1.5 times the population of Tempe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gilbert changed by +7.2% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gilbert from Tempe?

12.2 miles, 19.6 km or 10.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Gilbert?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Gilbert on a bearing of 296.4° and arrives at Tempe on 296.3°. The return trip starts on 116.3°.

What is halfway between Gilbert and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.349386, -111.837408. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chandler, AZ, 4.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gilbert and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Gilbert or Tempe?

Gilbert, with 288,790 residents in July 2024 against 190,114 for Tempe, 1.5 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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