Arizona

Distance from Gilbert to Tucson

Straight-line distance

94.7mi

Gilbert, AZ and Tucson, AZ are 94.7 miles (152.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Gilbert, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (147°).

kilometers
152.4
nautical miles
82.3
heading from Gilbert
147° SSE
heading from Tucson
328° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Gilbert is from Tucson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gilbert and Tucson is 94.7 miles, 152.4 km or 82.3 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 94.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
94.7
Kilometers
152.4
Nautical miles
82.3
Bearing from Gilbert
147.4° SSE
Bearing arriving at Tucson
147.9°
Bearing from Tucson
327.9° NNW

Halfway between Gilbert and Tucson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.732405, -111.304119 (32°43'56.66"N 111°18'14.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Eloy, AZ, with 19,199 residents, 16.8 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 Tucson 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 10 h 03 min. Gilbert is 1.16° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tucson has 1.9 times the population of Gilbert. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gilbert changed by +7.2% and Tucson by +2.1%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Gilbert, AZ288,790 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Tucson, AZ554,013 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gilbert from Tucson?

94.7 miles, 152.4 km or 82.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tucson from Gilbert?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Gilbert on a bearing of 147.4° and arrives at Tucson on 147.9°. The return trip starts on 327.9°.

What is halfway between Gilbert and Tucson?

The midpoint is at 32.732405, -111.304119. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Eloy, AZ, 16.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gilbert and Tucson?

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

Which is bigger, Gilbert or Tucson?

Tucson, with 554,013 residents in July 2024 against 288,790 for Gilbert, 1.9 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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