Arizona

Distance from Glendale to Surprise

Straight-line distance

17.9mi

Glendale, AZ and Surprise, AZ are 17.9 miles (28.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (302°).

kilometers
28.7
nautical miles
15.5
heading from Glendale
302° WNW
heading from Surprise
122° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Glendale is from Surprise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Surprise is 17.9 miles, 28.7 km or 15.5 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 17.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.9
Kilometers
28.7
Nautical miles
15.5
Bearing from Glendale
302.3° WNW
Bearing arriving at Surprise
302.1°
Bearing from Surprise
122.1° ESE

Halfway between Glendale and Surprise

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.602019, -112.321095 (33°36'7.27"N 112°19'15.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is El Mirage, AZ, with 36,468 residents, 0.9 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 Surprise 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 1.5 times the population of Surprise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by +3.7% and Surprise by +16.0%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Glendale, AZ258,143 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Surprise?

17.9 miles, 28.7 km or 15.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Surprise from Glendale?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 302.3° and arrives at Surprise on 302.1°. The return trip starts on 122.1°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Surprise?

The midpoint is at 33.602019, -112.321095. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is El Mirage, AZ, 0.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Surprise?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Surprise?

Glendale, with 258,143 residents in July 2024 against 167,564 for Surprise, 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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