California

Distance from Glendale to Thousand Oaks

Straight-line distance

35.9mi

Glendale, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA are 35.9 miles (57.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Glendale, the shortest path starts out heading W (271°).

kilometers
57.8
nautical miles
31.2
heading from Glendale
271° W
heading from Thousand Oaks
91° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Glendale is from Thousand Oaks

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Glendale and Thousand Oaks is 35.9 miles, 57.8 km or 31.2 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 35.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
35.9
Kilometers
57.8
Nautical miles
31.2
Bearing from Glendale
271.5° W
Bearing arriving at Thousand Oaks
271.1°
Bearing from Thousand Oaks
91.1° E

Halfway between Glendale and Thousand Oaks

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.187750, -118.559978 (34°11'15.90"N 118°33'35.92"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hidden Hills, CA, with 1,689 residents, 6.0 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 Thousand Oaks 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 1.5 times the population of Thousand Oaks. From July 2020 to July 2024, Glendale changed by -4.1% and Thousand Oaks by -2.0%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Glendale, CA187,823 (-4.1%)
  2. 02Thousand Oaks, CA124,229 (-2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Glendale from Thousand Oaks?

35.9 miles, 57.8 km or 31.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Thousand Oaks from Glendale?

W. The great-circle path leaves Glendale on a bearing of 271.5° and arrives at Thousand Oaks on 271.1°. The return trip starts on 91.1°.

What is halfway between Glendale and Thousand Oaks?

The midpoint is at 34.187750, -118.559978. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hidden Hills, CA, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Glendale and Thousand Oaks?

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

Which is bigger, Glendale or Thousand Oaks?

Glendale, with 187,823 residents in July 2024 against 124,229 for Thousand Oaks, 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)

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