Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Copper Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copper Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Copper Creek
- 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 Copper Creek:
- 32.750964, -110.477974
- 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 Copper Creek
- 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 Copper Creek is near Graham County and also Pima County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- eBird sighting report for Pima 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 Copper Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Copper Creek.
Within Arizona, the name Copper Creek is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Copper Creek in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Copper Creek lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Copper Creek that is located in Pinal County.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Copper Creek ...
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.
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Fordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Highjinks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Mammoth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth <3>
- Mount Lemmon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lemmon
- Mount Lemmon is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Lemmon <3>
- Oak Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Parsons Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Grove
- Parsons Grove is located in Pinal County
- Soldier Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Camp
- Soldier Camp is located in Pima County
- Summerhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Summerhaven is located in Pima County
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Tiger ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Copper Creek 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 community such as Copper Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Copper Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Copper Creek and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Copper Creek to Florence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,444 miles [11,980 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 8,206 miles [13,206.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copper Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copper Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7510, Longitude: -110.4780 In this case, the coordinates for Copper Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Copper Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Copper Creek 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 329.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.23 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.33 degrees. |