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 Raintree:
33.336159, -111.909308
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.
We found ten communities that share the name Raintree.
Within Arizona, the name Raintree is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Raintree is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Raintree.
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
This Raintree is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Raintree.
Onslow County
This Raintree is located in Onslow County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km] to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Raintree.
South Carolina
Greenwood County
This Raintree is located in Greenwood County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<1> to the east of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Raintree.
Spartanburg County
This Raintree is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km] to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Raintree.
Utah
Weber County
This Raintree is located in Weber County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the north of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Raintree.
Virginia
Albemarle County
This Raintree is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Raintree.
Prince William County
This Raintree is located in Prince William County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km] to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Raintree.
Stafford County
This Raintree is located in Stafford County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km] to the east northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Raintree.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Raintree is located in Dane County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Raintree that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Raintree.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raintree ...
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.
Cedar Ridge (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Raintree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raintree and extending to:
Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Raintree to Phoenix, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,970 miles [3,170.4 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 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,449 miles [11,988 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 8,214 miles [13,219.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Raintree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raintree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3362, Longitude: -111.9093 In this case, the coordinates for Raintree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Raintree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.012 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.745 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.086 degrees.