Arizona

Distance from Peoria to Scottsdale

Straight-line distance

26.6mi

Peoria, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ are 26.6 miles (42.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Peoria, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (105°).

kilometers
42.8
nautical miles
23.1
heading from Peoria
105° ESE
heading from Scottsdale
285° WNW
PeoriaScottsdale

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

How far Peoria is from Scottsdale

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Peoria and Scottsdale is 26.6 miles, 42.8 km or 23.1 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 26.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.6
Kilometers
42.8
Nautical miles
23.1
Bearing from Peoria
105.2° ESE
Bearing arriving at Scottsdale
105.5°
Bearing from Scottsdale
285.5° WNW

Halfway between Peoria and Scottsdale

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.735451, -112.084567 (33°44'7.62"N 112°05'4.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cave Creek, AZ, with 5,177 residents, 9.1 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, Peoria gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Scottsdale 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Scottsdale has 1.2 times the population of Peoria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Peoria changed by +4.1% and Scottsdale by +1.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Peoria, AZ199,924 (+4.1%)
  2. 02Scottsdale, AZ246,170 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Peoria from Scottsdale?

26.6 miles, 42.8 km or 23.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Scottsdale from Peoria?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Peoria on a bearing of 105.2° and arrives at Scottsdale on 105.5°. The return trip starts on 285.5°.

What is halfway between Peoria and Scottsdale?

The midpoint is at 33.735451, -112.084567. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cave Creek, AZ, 9.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Peoria and Scottsdale?

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

Which is bigger, Peoria or Scottsdale?

Scottsdale, with 246,170 residents in July 2024 against 199,924 for Peoria, 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)

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