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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 Radium, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Radium and the surrounding area.
- 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 Radium:
- 33.450332, -110.824556
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Radium
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gila County
- Since Radium is near Pinal County and also Maricopa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Radium
Communities Also Named Radium ...
We found six communities that are also named Radium.
Within Arizona, the name Radium is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Radium lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the north of the Radium that is located in Gila County.
- Colorado
- Grand County
- This Radium is located in Grand County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Radium that is located in Gila County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Radium.
- Kansas
- Stafford County
- This Radium is located in Stafford County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Radium that is located in Gila County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Radium.
- Minnesota
- Marshall County
- This Radium is located in Marshall County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Radium that is located in Gila County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Radium.
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Radium is located in Jones County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east of the Radium that is located in Gila County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Radium.
- Virginia
- Greensville County
- This Radium is located in Greensville County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Radium that is located in Gila County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Radium.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Radium ...
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 south)
- Copper Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Hill is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Cutter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cutter is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Dagger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dagger is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagger
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inspiration
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inspiration is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
- Lower Miami
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Miami is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Miami
- Silver King ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver King is located in Pinal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
- Top-of-the-World
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Top-of-the-World is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-World
How Far From Radium 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 Radium to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Radium and extending to:
- Globe, which is the Seat of Gila County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Radium to Phoenix, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 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 8,175 miles [13,156.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Radium) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Radium to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Radium. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4503, Longitude: -110.8246 In this case, the coordinates for Radium have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.182 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.754 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.503 degrees. |
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