Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coolidge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coolidge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coolidge
- 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 Coolidge:
- 32.977645, -111.524021
- 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 Coolidge
- 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 Pinal County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- Since Coolidge 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 Coolidge ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Coolidge.
Within Arizona, the name Coolidge is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Perry 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 Kentucky community of Coolidge [Perry County].
- Pulaski 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 Kentucky community of Coolidge [Pulaski County].
- Michigan
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo 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 New Mexico community of Coolidge [Bernalillo County].
- McKinley County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Coolidge [McKinley County].
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolidge ...
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.
- Burns
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Cactus Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Forest
- Cactus Forest is located in Pinal County
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Pinal County
- Eleven Mile Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Corner
- Eleven Mile Corner is located in Pinal County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleven Mile Corner <5>
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Florence Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
- Florence Station is located in Pinal County
- Magma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Queen Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Creek
- Queen Creek is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Creek <5>
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Pinal County
How Far From Coolidge 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 city such as Coolidge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coolidge and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Coolidge to Phoenix, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,958 miles [3,151.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 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 8,224 miles [13,235.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coolidge: www.coolidgeaz.com/
The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Coolidge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coolidge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coolidge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9776, Longitude: -111.5240 |
| <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 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 Coolidge 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 Coolidge 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 330.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.279 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.883 degrees. |