California
Distance from Glendale to Santa Clarita
Straight-line distance
21.8mi
Glendale, CA and Santa Clarita, CA are 21.8 miles (35.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading NW (318°).
- kilometers
- 35.1
- nautical miles
- 18.9
- heading from Glendale
- 318° NW
- heading from Santa Clarita
- 138° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Glendale is from Santa Clarita
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Santa Clarita is 21.8 miles, 35.1 km or 18.9 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 21.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 21.8
- Kilometers
- 35.1
- Nautical miles
- 18.9
- Bearing from Glendale
- 318.2° NW
- Bearing arriving at Santa Clarita
- 318.1°
- Bearing from Santa Clarita
- 138.1° SE
Halfway between Glendale and Santa Clarita
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.299016, -118.373072 (34°17'56.46"N 118°22'23.06"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Fernando, CA, with 23,488 residents, 3.7 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 Santa Clarita 14 h 28 min; on December 21, 9 h 52 min and 9 h 51 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Santa Clarita has 1.2 times the population of Glendale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by -4.1% and Santa Clarita by -1.4%. Both are in California.
- 01Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
- 02Santa Clarita, CA229,159 (-1.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Glendale from Santa Clarita?
21.8 miles, 35.1 km or 18.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Santa Clarita from Glendale?
NW. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 318.2° and arrives at Santa Clarita on 318.1°. The return trip starts on 138.1°.
What is halfway between Glendale and Santa Clarita?
The midpoint is at 34.299016, -118.373072. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Fernando, CA, 3.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Glendale and Santa Clarita?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Glendale or Santa Clarita?
Santa Clarita, with 229,159 residents in July 2024 against 187,823 for Glendale, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.