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Welcome to Rare Metals ...

Rare Metals is located in Coconino County<1>.

Rare Metals is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rare Metals is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rare Metals lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Rare Metals: 928

Communities near Rare Metals ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Rare Metals.

  • Moenkopi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moenkopi is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenkopi
  • Tuba City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moenave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Moenave is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenave
  • Willow Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Willow Springs is located in Coconino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Tonalea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hotevilla - Bacavi
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hotevilla - Bacavi is located in Navajo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla - Bacavi
  • Hotevilla
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaibito
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rare Metals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rare Metals.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rare Metals. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rare Metals.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rare Metals. See our Newspapers Page for Rare Metals.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rare Metals ...

Looking for more information about Rare Metals? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rare Metals, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rare Metals.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Coconino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rare Metals - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.