Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eleven Mile Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eleven Mile Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eleven Mile Corner
- 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 Eleven Mile Corner:
- 32.879614, -111.567323
- 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 Eleven Mile Corner
- 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 Eleven Mile Corner 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eleven Mile Corner ...
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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Cactus Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Forest
- Cactus Forest is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cactus Forest
- From Eleven Mile Corner to Cactus Forest
- Cottonwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Pinal County
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 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 <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Florence
- From Eleven Mile Corner to Florence
- Florence Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
- Florence Station is located in Pinal County
- Friendly Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corners
- Friendly Corners is located in Pinal County
- Magma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Randolph
- From Eleven Mile Corner to Randolph
How Far From Eleven Mile Corner 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 community such as Eleven Mile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eleven Mile Corner and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eleven Mile Corner to Florence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,963 miles [3,159.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,467 miles [12,017 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 8,231 miles [13,246.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eleven Mile Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eleven Mile Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eleven Mile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8796, Longitude: -111.5673 |
| <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 Eleven Mile Corner 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 330.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.907 degrees. |