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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Florence Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florence Station and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Florence Station:
    • 33.056172, -111.389011
    • 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 Florence Station
  • 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 Florence Station ...

We found five communities that share the name Florence Station.

Within Arizona, the name Florence Station is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Stephenson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Florence Station [Stephenson County].
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Florence Station [McCracken County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Florence Station is located in Burlington County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Florence Station that is located in Pinal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Florence Station.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Florence Station [Erie County].
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Florence Station [Rutherford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Florence Station ...

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.

  • Cactus Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Forest
    • Cactus Forest is located in Pinal County
  • Cottonwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Pinal County
  • Eleven Mile Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Florence Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Junction
    • Florence Junction is located in Pinal County
  • Gold Camp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
    • Gold Camp is located in Pinal County
  • Magma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magma
    • Magma is located in Pinal County
  • Price
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Pinal County
  • Queen Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Pinal County
  • Smelter Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
    • Smelter Town is located in Pinal County

How Far From Florence Station 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 Florence Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Florence Station and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies just to the South.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Florence Station to Phoenix, with an average speed<5> 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 1,949 miles [3,136.6 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 111 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 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 8,215 miles [13,220.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florence Station. 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>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 Florence Station 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.
<2>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- Florence Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florence Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0562, Longitude: -111.3890       In this case, the coordinates for Florence Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Florence Station 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 330.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.173 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.81 degrees.




 

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