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We found eleven communities that share the name Childs.
Within Arizona, the name Childs is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Highlands County
This Childs is located in Highlands County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the east of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of Childs.
Maryland
Cecil County
This Childs is located in Cecil County and lies 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Childs.
Minnesota
Wilkin County
This Childs is located in Wilkin County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkin County community of Childs.
Montana
Sanders County
This Childs is located in Sanders County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the north of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Childs.
Nebraska
Douglas County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Childs.
New York
Orleans County
This Childs is located in Orleans County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Childs.
Pennsylvania
Erie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Childs [Erie County].
Fayette 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 Pennsylvania community of Childs [Fayette County].
Lackawanna County
This Childs is located in Lackawanna County and lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Childs.
South Carolina
Richland County
This Childs is located in Richland County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Childs.
West Virginia
Wetzel County
This Childs is located in Wetzel County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Childs that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Childs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Childs ...
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.
Mexican Town (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Childs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Childs and extending to:
Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could drive a straight line from Childs to Tucson, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 2,043 miles [3,287.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,294 miles [13,347.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Childs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Childs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4530, Longitude: -112.8507
<2>
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 Childs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Childs 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Childs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.613 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.394 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.597 degrees.