California

Distance from Glendale to Palmdale

Straight-line distance

29.4mi

Glendale, CA and Palmdale, CA are 29.4 miles (47.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (16°).

kilometers
47.3
nautical miles
25.6
heading from Glendale
16° NNE
heading from Palmdale
196° SSW
GlendalePalmdale

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

How far Glendale is from Palmdale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Palmdale is 29.4 miles, 47.3 km or 25.6 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 29.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.4
Kilometers
47.3
Nautical miles
25.6
Bearing from Glendale
15.8° NNE
Bearing arriving at Palmdale
15.8°
Bearing from Palmdale
195.8° SSW

Halfway between Glendale and Palmdale

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.386220, -118.175772 (34°23'10.39"N 118°10'32.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, with 19,621 residents, 12.3 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 Palmdale 14 h 29 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 50 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 1.2 times the population of Palmdale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by -4.1% and Palmdale by -3.8%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Palmdale, CA162,536 (-3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Palmdale?

29.4 miles, 47.3 km or 25.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Palmdale from Glendale?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 15.8° and arrives at Palmdale on 15.8°. The return trip starts on 195.8°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Palmdale?

The midpoint is at 34.386220, -118.175772. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 12.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Palmdale?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Palmdale?

Glendale, with 187,823 residents in July 2024 against 162,536 for Palmdale, 1.2 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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