California

Distance from Glendale to Los Angeles

Straight-line distance

14.6mi

Glendale, CA and Los Angeles, CA are 14.6 miles (23.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading SW (220°).

kilometers
23.6
nautical miles
12.7
heading from Glendale
220° SW
heading from Los Angeles
40° NE
GlendaleLos Angeles

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

How far Glendale is from Los Angeles

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Los Angeles is 14.6 miles, 23.6 km or 12.7 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 14.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.6
Kilometers
23.6
Nautical miles
12.7
Bearing from Glendale
220.2° SW
Bearing arriving at Los Angeles
220.1°
Bearing from Los Angeles
40.1° NE

Halfway between Glendale and Los Angeles

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.100428, -118.328379 (34°06'1.54"N 118°19'42.16"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Hollywood, CA, with 34,371 residents, 2.6 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Glendale gets 14 h 26 min of daylight and Los Angeles 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Los Angeles has 20.7 times the population of Glendale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by -4.1% and Los Angeles by -0.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Los Angeles, CA3,878,704 (-0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Los Angeles?

14.6 miles, 23.6 km or 12.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Los Angeles from Glendale?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 220.2° and arrives at Los Angeles on 220.1°. The return trip starts on 40.1°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Los Angeles?

The midpoint is at 34.100428, -118.328379. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Hollywood, CA, 2.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Los Angeles?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Los Angeles?

Los Angeles, with 3,878,704 residents in July 2024 against 187,823 for Glendale, 20.7 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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