Arizona

Distance from Goodyear to Tucson

Straight-line distance

115.5mi

Goodyear, AZ and Tucson, AZ are 115.5 miles (185.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Goodyear, the shortest path starts out heading SE (131°).

kilometers
185.9
nautical miles
100.4
heading from Goodyear
131° SE
heading from Tucson
312° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Goodyear is from Tucson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Goodyear and Tucson is 115.5 miles, 185.9 km or 100.4 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 115.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
115.5
Kilometers
185.9
Nautical miles
100.4
Bearing from Goodyear
130.8° SE
Bearing arriving at Tucson
131.6°
Bearing from Tucson
311.6° NW

Halfway between Goodyear and Tucson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.705719, -111.614036 (32°42'20.59"N 111°36'50.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Eloy, AZ, with 19,199 residents, 2.7 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Goodyear gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Tucson 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 10 h 03 min. Goodyear is 1.10° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tucson has 4.7 times the population of Goodyear. From July 2020 to July 2024, Goodyear changed by +20.8% and Tucson by +2.1%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Goodyear, AZ118,186 (+20.8%)
  2. 02Tucson, AZ554,013 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Goodyear from Tucson?

115.5 miles, 185.9 km or 100.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tucson from Goodyear?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Goodyear on a bearing of 130.8° and arrives at Tucson on 131.6°. The return trip starts on 311.6°.

What is halfway between Goodyear and Tucson?

The midpoint is at 32.705719, -111.614036. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Eloy, AZ, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Goodyear and Tucson?

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

Which is bigger, Goodyear or Tucson?

Tucson, with 554,013 residents in July 2024 against 118,186 for Goodyear, 4.7 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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