Arizona

Distance from Glendale to Yuma

Straight-line distance

152.3mi

Glendale, AZ and Yuma, AZ are 152.3 miles (245.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (243°).

kilometers
245.0
nautical miles
132.3
heading from Glendale
243° WSW
heading from Yuma
62° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Glendale is from Yuma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Yuma is 152.3 miles, 245.0 km or 132.3 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 152.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
152.3
Kilometers
245.0
Nautical miles
132.3
Bearing from Glendale
243.2° WSW
Bearing arriving at Yuma
241.9°
Bearing from Yuma
61.9° ENE

Halfway between Glendale and Yuma

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.030121, -113.362576 (33°01'48.44"N 113°21'45.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Gila Bend, AZ, with 1,847 residents, 37.8 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, Glendale gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Yuma 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 10 h 01 min. Glendale is 1.02° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Glendale has 2.5 times the population of Yuma. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by +3.7% and Yuma by +6.4%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Glendale, AZ258,143 (+3.7%)
  2. 02Yuma, AZ103,559 (+6.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Yuma?

152.3 miles, 245.0 km or 132.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yuma from Glendale?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 243.2° and arrives at Yuma on 241.9°. The return trip starts on 61.9°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Yuma?

The midpoint is at 33.030121, -113.362576. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Gila Bend, AZ, 37.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Yuma?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Yuma?

Glendale, with 258,143 residents in July 2024 against 103,559 for Yuma, 2.5 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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