Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Inspiration

• 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 Inspiration:
  • 33.413163, -110.881944
  • 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 Inspiration

• 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 Gila County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Gila County
  • Since Inspiration is near Pinal County and also Maricopa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Pinal County
  • 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 Inspiration ...

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.

• Claypool
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
  • Claypool is located in Gila County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <1>
• Copper Hill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
  • Copper Hill is located in Gila County
• Cutter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
  • Cutter is located in Gila County
• Globe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Globe is located in Gila County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Globe <1>
• Lower Miami
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Miami
  • Lower Miami is located in Gila County
• Radium
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Radium is located in Gila County
• Silver King ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
  • Silver King is located in Pinal County
• Top-of-the-World
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-World
  • Top-of-the-World is located in Gila County

How Far From Inspiration to ...

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 Inspiration to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Inspiration and extending to:

• Globe, which is the Seat of Gila County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Inspiration to Phoenix, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,913 miles [3,078.7 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 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,416 miles [11,934.9 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 8,179 miles [13,162.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inspiration. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/