Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alma Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alma Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alma Gardens
- 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 Alma Gardens:
- 33.404769, -111.854586
- 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 Alma Gardens
- 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 Alma Gardens 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alma Gardens ...
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.
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Maricopa County
- Cloverleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cloverleaf is located in Maricopa County
- Dusk File
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Fuller Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Ranch
- Fuller Ranch is located in Maricopa County
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Heatherbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
- Heatherbrook is located in Maricopa County
- Kingsgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Meadowvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Maricopa County
- Mission Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Mission Valley is located in Maricopa County
- New Horizons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horizons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- New Horizons is located in Maricopa County
- Normal Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Junction
- Normal Junction is located in Maricopa County
- Orangetree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Orangetree is located in Maricopa County
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- Quail Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Place
- Quail Place is located in Maricopa County
- Raintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Salt River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
- Salt River is located in Maricopa County
- Stonegate Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Crossing
- Stonegate Crossing is located in Maricopa County
- Suntrails
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Suntree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sunview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Wheel Inn Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheel Inn Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel Inn Ranch
- Wheel Inn Ranch is located in Maricopa County
- Wintercone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintercone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercone Park
- Wintercone Park is located in Maricopa County
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quail Place
How Far From Alma Gardens 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 Alma Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alma Gardens and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alma Gardens to Phoenix, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,965 miles [3,162.4 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 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,208 miles [13,209.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alma Gardens. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Alma Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alma Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4048, Longitude: -111.8546 In this case, the coordinates for Alma Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alma Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.98 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.712 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.056 degrees. |