Arizona

Distance from Scottsdale to Tucson

Straight-line distance

120.4mi

Scottsdale, AZ and Tucson, AZ are 120.4 miles (193.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Scottsdale, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (151°).

kilometers
193.8
nautical miles
104.6
heading from Scottsdale
151° SSE
heading from Tucson
332° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Scottsdale is from Tucson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Scottsdale and Tucson is 120.4 miles, 193.8 km or 104.6 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 120.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
120.4
Kilometers
193.8
Nautical miles
104.6
Bearing from Scottsdale
151.2° SSE
Bearing arriving at Tucson
151.8°
Bearing from Tucson
331.8° NNW

Halfway between Scottsdale and Tucson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.919627, -111.361815 (32°55'10.66"N 111°21'42.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Coolidge, AZ, with 19,674 residents, 9.4 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 Tucson 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 10 h 03 min. Scottsdale is 1.53° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tucson has 2.3 times the population of Scottsdale. From July 2020 to July 2024, Scottsdale changed by +1.8% and Tucson by +2.1%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Scottsdale, AZ246,170 (+1.8%)
  2. 02Tucson, AZ554,013 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Scottsdale from Tucson?

120.4 miles, 193.8 km or 104.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tucson from Scottsdale?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Scottsdale on a bearing of 151.2° and arrives at Tucson on 151.8°. The return trip starts on 331.8°.

What is halfway between Scottsdale and Tucson?

The midpoint is at 32.919627, -111.361815. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Coolidge, AZ, 9.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Scottsdale and Tucson?

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

Which is bigger, Scottsdale or Tucson?

Tucson, with 554,013 residents in July 2024 against 246,170 for Scottsdale, 2.3 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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