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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Clearview Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearview Hills 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 Clearview Hills:
    • 33.534209, -111.985424
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Clearview Hills
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
    • Since Clearview Hills is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Clearview Hills

Communities Also Named Clearview Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Clearview Hills.

Within Arizona, the name Clearview Hills is unique.

Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Clearview Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Clearview Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the east of the Clearview Hills that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Clearview Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearview Hills ...

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.

  • Bronze Boot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bronze Boot is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronze Boot
  • Cactus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cactus is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
  • Firebrand Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Firebrand Ranch is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrand Ranch
  • Heritage Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Terrace is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Terrace
  • Links Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Links Point is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links Point
  • Minnesota Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota Court is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Court
  • Paradise Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shadow Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shadow Mountain is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
  • Skyline Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Skyline Heights is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
  • Sunnyslope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyslope is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
  • Sweetwater Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sweetwater Garden is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Garden
  • Village Fairways
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Village Fairways is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Fairways
  • Woodleaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodleaf is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

How Far From Clearview Hills to ...

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 Clearview Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Clearview Hills to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 112 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 77 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,204 miles [13,203.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Clearview Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Clearview Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clearview Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5342, Longitude: -111.9854       In this case, the coordinates for Clearview Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.103 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.872 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.125 degrees.