California

Distance from Glendale to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

6.3mi

Glendale, CA and Pasadena, CA are 6.3 miles (10.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (103°).

kilometers
10.2
nautical miles
5.5
heading from Glendale
103° ESE
heading from Pasadena
283° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Glendale is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Pasadena is 6.3 miles, 10.2 km or 5.5 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 6.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.3
Kilometers
10.2
Nautical miles
5.5
Bearing from Glendale
103.1° ESE
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
103.2°
Bearing from Pasadena
283.2° WNW

Halfway between Glendale and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.171012, -118.191893 (34°10'15.64"N 118°11'30.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, with 19,621 residents, 2.7 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 Pasadena 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Glendale has 1.4 times the population of Pasadena. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by -4.1% and Pasadena by -1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Pasadena?

6.3 miles, 10.2 km or 5.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Glendale?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 103.1° and arrives at Pasadena on 103.2°. The return trip starts on 283.2°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 34.171012, -118.191893. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Pasadena?

Glendale, with 187,823 residents in July 2024 against 137,195 for Pasadena, 1.4 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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