Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Contempo Tempe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Contempo Tempe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Contempo Tempe
- 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 Contempo Tempe:
- 33.390324, -111.972922
- 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 Contempo Tempe
- 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 Contempo Tempe 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 Contempo Tempe ...
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.
- Dusk File
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Guadalupe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <2>
- Heatherbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hightown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Minnesota Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Court
- Minnesota Court is located in Maricopa County
- Normal Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- 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 southeast)- 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
- Patrick Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Park
- Patrick Park is located in Maricopa County
- Pepperwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepperwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
- Pepperwood is located in Maricopa County
- Quail Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 southeast) - Wheel Inn Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Wonder Rift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Rift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Rift
- Wonder Rift is located in Maricopa County
How Far From Contempo Tempe 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 Contempo Tempe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Contempo Tempe and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Contempo Tempe to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 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 8,213 miles [13,217.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Contempo Tempe. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Contempo Tempe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Contempo Tempe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3903, Longitude: -111.9729 In this case, the coordinates for Contempo Tempe 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 Contempo Tempe 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 331.07 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.82 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.12 degrees. |