Arizona

Distance from Scottsdale to Surprise

Straight-line distance

34.0mi

Scottsdale, AZ and Surprise, AZ are 34.0 miles (54.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Scottsdale, the shortest path starts out heading W (269°).

kilometers
54.7
nautical miles
29.5
heading from Scottsdale
269° W
heading from Surprise
88° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Scottsdale is from Surprise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Scottsdale and Surprise is 34.0 miles, 54.7 km or 29.5 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 34.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
34.0
Kilometers
54.7
Nautical miles
29.5
Bearing from Scottsdale
268.6° W
Bearing arriving at Surprise
268.3°
Bearing from Surprise
88.3° E

Halfway between Scottsdale and Surprise

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.677902, -112.156973 (33°40'40.45"N 112°09'25.10"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Phoenix, AZ, with 1,673,164 residents, 8.3 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Scottsdale gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Surprise 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 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 1.5 times the population of Surprise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Scottsdale changed by +1.8% and Surprise by +16.0%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Scottsdale, AZ246,170 (+1.8%)
  2. 02Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Scottsdale from Surprise?

34.0 miles, 54.7 km or 29.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Surprise from Scottsdale?

W. The great-circle path leaves Scottsdale on a bearing of 268.6° and arrives at Surprise on 268.3°. The return trip starts on 88.3°.

What is halfway between Scottsdale and Surprise?

The midpoint is at 33.677902, -112.156973. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Phoenix, AZ, 8.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Scottsdale and Surprise?

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

Which is bigger, Scottsdale or Surprise?

Scottsdale, with 246,170 residents in July 2024 against 167,564 for Surprise, 1.5 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.