Arizona

Distance from Glendale to Goodyear

Straight-line distance

21.8mi

Glendale, AZ and Goodyear, AZ are 21.8 miles (35.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (208°).

kilometers
35.1
nautical miles
19.0
heading from Glendale
208° SSW
heading from Goodyear
28° NNE
GlendaleGoodyear

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

How far Glendale is from Goodyear

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Goodyear is 21.8 miles, 35.1 km or 19.0 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 21.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.8
Kilometers
35.1
Nautical miles
19.0
Bearing from Glendale
207.9° SSW
Bearing arriving at Goodyear
207.8°
Bearing from Goodyear
27.8° NNE

Halfway between Glendale and Goodyear

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.393581, -112.278342 (33°23'36.89"N 112°16'42.03"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tolleson, AZ, with 9,353 residents, 4.0 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, Glendale gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Goodyear 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 2.2 times the population of Goodyear. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by +3.7% and Goodyear by +20.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Glendale, AZ258,143 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Goodyear, AZ118,186 (+20.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Goodyear?

21.8 miles, 35.1 km or 19.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Goodyear from Glendale?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 207.9° and arrives at Goodyear on 207.8°. The return trip starts on 27.8°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Goodyear?

The midpoint is at 33.393581, -112.278342. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tolleson, AZ, 4.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Goodyear?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Goodyear?

Glendale, with 258,143 residents in July 2024 against 118,186 for Goodyear, 2.2 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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