Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Centennial, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centennial and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Centennial
- 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 Centennial:
- 33.569480, -113.352140
- 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 Centennial
- 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 La Paz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for La Paz County
- Since Centennial is near Maricopa County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa 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 Centennial ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Centennial.
Within Arizona, the name Centennial is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Centennial is located in Arapahoe County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Centennial.
- Georgia
- Morgan County
- This Centennial is located in Morgan County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the east of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Centennial.
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Centennial is located in Fountain County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Centennial.
- Kansas
- Sumner 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 Kansas community of Centennial [Sumner County].
- Maryland
- Howard 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 Maryland community of Centennial [Howard County].
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Centennial is located in Houghton County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Centennial.
- Montana
- Madison 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 Montana community of Centennial [Madison County].
- Yellowstone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Centennial [Yellowstone County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Centennial lies 2,829 miles [4,552.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Centennial [Lucas County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Centennial.
- Oregon
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Centennial [Multnomah County].
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Centennial is located in Adams County and lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Centennial.
- Centre County
- This Centennial is located in Centre County and lies 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km] to the east northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Centennial.
- Texas
- Panola County
- This Centennial is located in Panola County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the east of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Centennial.
- West Virginia
- Monroe County
- This Centennial is located in Monroe County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Centennial.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Centennial is located in Albany County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Centennial that is located in La Paz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Centennial.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centennial ...
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.
- Bush Pit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Desert Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Wells
- Desert Wells is located in La Paz County
- Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Love
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Centennial to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Centennial to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Centennial and extending to:
- Parker, which is the Seat of La Paz County, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Centennial to Parker, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 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 8,241 miles [13,262.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centennial. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centennial) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centennial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5695, Longitude: -113.3521 In this case, the coordinates for Centennial 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 Centennial 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centennial, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Centennial 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 332.189 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.189 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.869 degrees. |