Arizona

Distance from Goodyear to Tempe

Straight-line distance

26.8mi

Goodyear, AZ and Tempe, AZ are 26.8 miles (43.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Goodyear, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (70°).

kilometers
43.1
nautical miles
23.3
heading from Goodyear
70° ENE
heading from Tempe
250° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Goodyear is from Tempe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Goodyear and Tempe is 26.8 miles, 43.1 km or 23.3 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 26.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.8
Kilometers
43.1
Nautical miles
23.3
Bearing from Goodyear
69.6° ENE
Bearing arriving at Tempe
69.8°
Bearing from Tempe
249.8° WSW

Halfway between Goodyear and Tempe

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.321389, -112.149318 (33°19'17.00"N 112°08'57.54"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Avondale, AZ, with 96,609 residents, 10.4 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 Tempe 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Tempe has 1.6 times the population of Goodyear. From July 2020 to July 2024, Goodyear changed by +20.8% and Tempe by +2.6%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Goodyear, AZ118,186 (+20.8%)
  2. 02Tempe, AZ190,114 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Goodyear from Tempe?

26.8 miles, 43.1 km or 23.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tempe from Goodyear?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Goodyear on a bearing of 69.6° and arrives at Tempe on 69.8°. The return trip starts on 249.8°.

What is halfway between Goodyear and Tempe?

The midpoint is at 33.321389, -112.149318. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Avondale, AZ, 10.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Goodyear and Tempe?

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

Which is bigger, Goodyear or Tempe?

Tempe, with 190,114 residents in July 2024 against 118,186 for Goodyear, 1.6 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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