Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maverick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maverick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maverick
- 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 Maverick:
- 33.742829, -109.547311
- 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 Maverick
- 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 Apache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Apache County
- Since Maverick is near Greenlee County and also Navajo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenlee County
- eBird sighting report for Navajo 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
Communities Also Named Maverick ...
We found one communities that share the name Maverick.
Within Arizona, the name Maverick is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Maverick in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maverick ...
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.
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>
- Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Blue is located in Greenlee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue <2>
- Blue Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Vista
- Blue Vista is located in Greenlee County
- Boneyard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Eagar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagar
- Eagar is located in Apache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagar <2>
- Rosebud
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Sevenmile
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile
- Sevenmile is located in Navajo County
- Sprucedale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprucedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Sprucedale is located in Greenlee County
- Three Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Apache County
- Whispering Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Greenlee County
How Far From Maverick to ...
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 Maverick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Maverick once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Maverick and extending to:
- Saint Johns, which is the Seat of Apache County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Maverick to Saint Johns, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,119 miles [13,066.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maverick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maverick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7428, Longitude: -109.5473 In this case, the coordinates for Maverick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maverick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Maverick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.24 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.648 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.819 degrees. |