California

Distance from Glendale to Simi Valley

Straight-line distance

29.3mi

Glendale, CA and Simi Valley, CA are 29.3 miles (47.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (282°).

kilometers
47.2
nautical miles
25.5
heading from Glendale
282° WNW
heading from Simi Valley
101° ESE
GlendaleSimi Valley

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

How far Glendale is from Simi Valley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Simi Valley is 29.3 miles, 47.2 km or 25.5 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 29.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.3
Kilometers
47.2
Nautical miles
25.5
Bearing from Glendale
281.8° WNW
Bearing arriving at Simi Valley
281.5°
Bearing from Simi Valley
101.5° ESE

Halfway between Glendale and Simi Valley

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.224406, -118.497022 (34°13'27.86"N 118°29'49.28"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Fernando, CA, with 23,488 residents, 5.7 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 Simi Valley 14 h 27 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 1.5 times the population of Simi Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by -4.1% and Simi Valley by -0.5%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Simi Valley, CA125,778 (-0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Simi Valley?

29.3 miles, 47.2 km or 25.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Simi Valley from Glendale?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 281.8° and arrives at Simi Valley on 281.5°. The return trip starts on 101.5°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Simi Valley?

The midpoint is at 34.224406, -118.497022. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Fernando, CA, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Simi Valley?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Simi Valley?

Glendale, with 187,823 residents in July 2024 against 125,778 for Simi Valley, 1.5 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.