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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 El Mirage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Mirage and the surrounding area.
- 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 El Mirage:
- 33.611724, -112.324784
- 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 El Mirage
- 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 El Mirage is near Yavapai County and also Pinal County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- 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 El Mirage
Communities Also Named El Mirage ...
We found one communities that are also named El Mirage.
Within Arizona, the name El Mirage is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named El Mirage in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This El Mirage is located in San Bernardino County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the El Mirage that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of El Mirage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Mirage ...
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.
- Bumstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bumstead is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumstead
- Cottonwood Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Ranch is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Ranch
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Fox Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Glen is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Glen
- Goldbadge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goldbadge is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldbadge
- Lizard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lizard is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Peacock Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village
- Sun City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weedville is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedville
- Windmill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windmill is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
How Far From El Mirage 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 city such as El Mirage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Mirage and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Mirage to Phoenix, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,985 miles [3,194.5 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 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,210 miles [13,212.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 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- El Mirage) 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 El Mirage 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 El Mirage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6117, Longitude: -112.3248 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.382 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.308 degrees. |
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