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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Palm Springs:
    • 33.404771, -111.538466
    • 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 Palm Springs
  • 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 Palm Springs ...

We found four communities that share the name Palm Springs.

Within Arizona, the name Palm Springs is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Palm Springs is located in Riverside County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west of the Palm Springs that is located in Pinal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Palm Springs.
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Palm Springs is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<1> to the east of the Palm Springs that is located in Pinal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Palm Springs.
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Palm Springs [Orange County].
      • Palm Beach County
      • This Palm Springs is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km] to the east of the Palm Springs that is located in Pinal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Palm Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palm 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.

  • Fountain of the Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain of the Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain of the Sun
    • Fountain of the Sun is located in Maricopa County
  • Gold Canyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Goldfield is located in Pinal County
  • Harmony Villa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Villa
    • Harmony Villa is located in Maricopa County
  • Leisure World
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure World have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure World
    • Leisure World is located in Maricopa County
  • Silver Spur Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spur Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spur Ranch
    • Silver Spur Ranch is located in Maricopa County
  • Silver Spur Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spur Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spur Village
    • Silver Spur Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Twin Knolls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
    • Twin Knolls is located in Maricopa County

How Far From Palm Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Palm Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palm Springs and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palm Springs to Florence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,948 miles [3,135 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 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,199 miles [13,195 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palm Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palm Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4048, Longitude: -111.5385       In this case, the coordinates for Palm Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Palm Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Palm Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.732 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.413 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.886 degrees.




 

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