California

Distance from Palmdale to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

29.8mi

Palmdale, CA and Pasadena, CA are 29.8 miles (48.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Palmdale, the shortest path starts out heading S (184°).

kilometers
48.0
nautical miles
25.9
heading from Palmdale
184° S
heading from Pasadena
4° N
PalmdalePasadena

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Palmdale is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Palmdale and Pasadena is 29.8 miles, 48.0 km or 25.9 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 29.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.8
Kilometers
48.0
Nautical miles
25.9
Bearing from Palmdale
183.6° S
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
183.6°
Bearing from Pasadena
3.6° N

Halfway between Palmdale and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.375801, -118.121742 (34°22'32.88"N 118°07'18.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, with 19,621 residents, 12.3 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, Palmdale gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Pasadena 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 52 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Palmdale has 1.2 times the population of Pasadena. From July 2020 to July 2024, Palmdale changed by -3.8% and Pasadena by -1.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Palmdale, CA162,536 (-3.8%)
  2. 02Pasadena, CA137,195 (-1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Palmdale from Pasadena?

29.8 miles, 48.0 km or 25.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Palmdale?

S. The great-circle path leaves Palmdale on a bearing of 183.6° and arrives at Pasadena on 183.6°. The return trip starts on 3.6°.

What is halfway between Palmdale and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 34.375801, -118.121742. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 12.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Palmdale and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Palmdale or Pasadena?

Palmdale, with 162,536 residents in July 2024 against 137,195 for Pasadena, 1.2 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.