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Around Fort McDowell ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Fort McDowell, with the nearest first.

  • Fountain Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Verde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continental Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Continental Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
  • Pinnacle Peak Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pinnacle Peak Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Peak Village
  • Buckhorn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Buckhorn is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Hohokam Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohokam Village
  • Silver Spur Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Silver Spur Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spur Village
  • Apache Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakhurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakhurst is located in Maricopa County
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    • Royal Palm Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
    • Youngberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngberg
    • Mesa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <1>
    • Paradise Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise Village North II
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Scottsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

For more communities neighboring Fort McDowell, please visit our County-by-County Page for Fort McDowell.

Maricopa County ...

Fort McDowell is located in Maricopa County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maricopa County: Gila, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai & Yuma.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort McDowell ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort McDowell.

Airports Near Fort McDowell ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Fort McDowell and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Fort McDowell.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fort McDowell), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.