Arizona

Distance from Glendale to Mesa

Straight-line distance

28.8mi

Glendale, AZ and Mesa, AZ are 28.8 miles (46.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (108°).

kilometers
46.3
nautical miles
25.0
heading from Glendale
108° ESE
heading from Mesa
289° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Glendale is from Mesa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Mesa is 28.8 miles, 46.3 km or 25.0 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 28.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
28.8
Kilometers
46.3
Nautical miles
25.0
Bearing from Glendale
108.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at Mesa
108.7°
Bearing from Mesa
288.7° WNW

Halfway between Glendale and Mesa

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.467075, -111.953019 (33°28'1.47"N 111°57'10.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tempe, AZ, with 190,114 residents, 5.6 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 Mesa 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Mesa has 2.0 times the population of Glendale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by +3.7% and Mesa by +2.2%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Glendale, AZ258,143 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Mesa, AZ517,151 (+2.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Mesa?

28.8 miles, 46.3 km or 25.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesa from Glendale?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 108.4° and arrives at Mesa on 108.7°. The return trip starts on 288.7°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Mesa?

The midpoint is at 33.467075, -111.953019. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tempe, AZ, 5.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Mesa?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Mesa?

Mesa, with 517,151 residents in July 2024 against 258,143 for Glendale, 2.0 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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