Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pinal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pinal
- 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 Pinal:
- 33.277741, -111.138588
- 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 Pinal
- 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 Pinal County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- Since Pinal is near Gila County and also Maricopa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gila 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
Communities Also Named Pinal ...
We found two communities that share the name Pinal.
There are two communities within Arizona that are also named Pinal.
Beyond Arizona.
- Communities Located In Arizona ...
- Gila County
- Mohave County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinal ...
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.
- Florence Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Junction
- Florence Junction is located in Pinal County
- Gold Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Kelvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Queen Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Valley
- Queen Valley is located in Pinal County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Valley <4>
- Silver King ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
- Silver King is located in Pinal County
- Smelter Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
- Smelter Town is located in Pinal County
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
- Top-of-the-World
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-World
- Top-of-the-World is located in Gila County
How Far From Pinal 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 Pinal 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 community of Pinal once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinal and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pinal to Florence, with an average speed<5> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,930 miles [3,106 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,431 miles [11,959 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 8,195 miles [13,188.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 '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- Pinal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2777, Longitude: -111.1386 |
| <2> | 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 Pinal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Pinal 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 330.40 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.00 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.674 degrees. |