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 Fountain View:
33.607822, -111.731806
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 two communities that share the name Fountain View.
Within Arizona, the name Fountain View is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Fountain View is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fountain View that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fountain View.
Texas
Harris County
This Fountain View is located in Harris County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fountain View that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Fountain View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain View ...
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 Villa (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus Villa 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 Fountain View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain View and extending to:
Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain View to Phoenix, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,954 miles [3,144.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,428 miles [11,954.2 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 8,193 miles [13,185.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Fountain View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6078, Longitude: -111.7318 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain View 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fountain View 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 330.915 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.652 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.988 degrees.