Arizona

Distance from Goodyear to Surprise

Straight-line distance

29.2mi

Goodyear, AZ and Surprise, AZ are 29.2 miles (47.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Goodyear, the shortest path starts out heading N (350°).

kilometers
47.0
nautical miles
25.4
heading from Goodyear
350° N
heading from Surprise
170° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Goodyear is from Surprise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Goodyear and Surprise is 29.2 miles, 47.0 km or 25.4 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 29.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.2
Kilometers
47.0
Nautical miles
25.4
Bearing from Goodyear
350.3° N
Bearing arriving at Surprise
350.2°
Bearing from Surprise
170.2° S

Halfway between Goodyear and Surprise

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.462407, -112.409397 (33°27'44.67"N 112°24'33.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Litchfield Park, AZ, with 6,863 residents, 4.0 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Goodyear gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Surprise 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Surprise has 1.4 times the population of Goodyear. From July 2020 to July 2024, Goodyear changed by +20.8% and Surprise by +16.0%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Goodyear, AZ118,186 (+20.8%)
  2. 02Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Goodyear from Surprise?

29.2 miles, 47.0 km or 25.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Surprise from Goodyear?

N. The great-circle path leaves Goodyear on a bearing of 350.3° and arrives at Surprise on 350.2°. The return trip starts on 170.2°.

What is halfway between Goodyear and Surprise?

The midpoint is at 33.462407, -112.409397. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Litchfield Park, AZ, 4.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Goodyear and Surprise?

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

Which is bigger, Goodyear or Surprise?

Surprise, with 167,564 residents in July 2024 against 118,186 for Goodyear, 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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