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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 Indian Hot Springs:
32.998394, -109.900638
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We found one communities that share the name Indian Hot Springs.
Within Arizona, the name Indian Hot Springs is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Indian Hot Springs in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Texas
Hudspeth County
This Indian Hot Springs is located in Hudspeth County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indian Hot Springs that is located in Graham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudspeth County community of Indian Hot Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Hot Springs ...
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.
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 Indian Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Hot Springs and extending to:
Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Hot Springs to Safford, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 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 8,174 miles [13,154.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Hot Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9984, Longitude: -109.9006 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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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.
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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 Indian Hot Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.396 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.764 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.022 degrees.