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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 Corner Windmill:
32.118966, -111.321771
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.
We found seven communities that share the name Corner Windmill.
Within Arizona, the name Corner Windmill is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Texas
Brewster County
This Corner Windmill is located in Brewster County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Corner Windmill.
Culberson County
This Corner Windmill is located in Culberson County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east of the Corner Windmill that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culberson County community of Corner Windmill.
Jeff Davis County
This Corner Windmill is located in Jeff Davis County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the east of the Corner Windmill that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Corner Windmill.
King County
This Corner Windmill is located in King County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east northeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Corner Windmill.
Midland County
This Corner Windmill is located in Midland County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east of the Corner Windmill that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Corner Windmill.
Oldham County
This Corner Windmill is located in Oldham County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east northeast of the Corner Windmill that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Corner Windmill.
Val Verde County
This Corner Windmill is located in Val Verde County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east of the Corner Windmill that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Corner Windmill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corner Windmill ...
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.
Flowing Wells (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowing Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Corner Windmill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Corner Windmill and extending to:
Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Corner Windmill to Tucson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,506 miles [12,079.7 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 8,269 miles [13,307.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Corner Windmill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corner Windmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1190, Longitude: -111.3218 In this case, the coordinates for Corner Windmill 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 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 Corner Windmill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.355 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.838 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.781 degrees.