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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Allenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allenville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Allenville:
    • 33.351987, -112.586554
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Allenville
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
    • Since Allenville is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Pinal County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Allenville ...

We found nine communities that share the name Allenville.

Within Arizona, the name Allenville is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • This Allenville is located in Hale County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the east of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Allenville.
      • Marengo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Allenville [Marengo County].
      • Mobile County
      • This Allenville is located in Mobile County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km] to the east of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Allenville.
    • Georgia
      • Berrien County
      • This Allenville is located in Berrien County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the east of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Allenville.
    • Illinois
      • Moultrie County
      • This Allenville is located in Moultrie County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Allenville.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Allenville is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Allenville.
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac County
      • This Allenville is located in Mackinac County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Allenville.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Allenville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Winnebago County
      • This Allenville is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the northeast of the Allenville that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Allenville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allenville ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Buckeye
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Citrus Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Citrus Park is located in Maricopa County
  • Cotton Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
    • Cotton Center is located in Maricopa County
  • Crag
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crag have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crag
    • Crag is located in Maricopa County
  • Dixie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Maricopa County
  • Goodyear
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Maricopa County
  • Rainbow Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Valley
    • Rainbow Valley is located in Maricopa County

How Far From Allenville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Allenville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allenville and extending to:

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allenville to Phoenix, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,233 miles [13,249.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allenville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3520, Longitude: -112.5866       In this case, the coordinates for Allenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Allenville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Allenville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.548 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.394 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.453 degrees.









 

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