California
Distance from Lancaster to Palmdale
Straight-line distance
8.1mi
Lancaster, CA and Palmdale, CA are 8.1 miles (13.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Lancaster, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (151°).
- kilometers
- 13.1
- nautical miles
- 7.1
- heading from Lancaster
- 151° SSE
- heading from Palmdale
- 331° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Lancaster is from Palmdale
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lancaster and Palmdale is 8.1 miles, 13.1 km or 7.1 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 8.1 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.1
- Kilometers
- 13.1
- Nautical miles
- 7.1
- Bearing from Lancaster
- 150.7° SSE
- Bearing arriving at Palmdale
- 150.7°
- Bearing from Palmdale
- 330.7° NNW
Halfway between Lancaster and Palmdale
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.642305, -118.140328 (34°38'32.30"N 118°08'25.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Palmdale, CA, with 162,536 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lancaster gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Palmdale 14 h 29 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 50 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Lancaster has 1.0 times the population of Palmdale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lancaster changed by -3.3% and Palmdale by -3.8%. Both are in California.
- 01Lancaster, CA167,426 (-3.3%)
- 02Palmdale, CA162,536 (-3.8%)
Questions people ask
How far is Lancaster from Palmdale?
8.1 miles, 13.1 km or 7.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Palmdale from Lancaster?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Lancaster on a bearing of 150.7° and arrives at Palmdale on 150.7°. The return trip starts on 330.7°.
What is halfway between Lancaster and Palmdale?
The midpoint is at 34.642305, -118.140328. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Palmdale, CA, 4.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Lancaster and Palmdale?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Lancaster or Palmdale?
Lancaster, with 167,426 residents in July 2024 against 162,536 for Palmdale, 1.0 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.