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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 Silver King, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver King 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 Silver King:
    • 33.329942, -111.087599
    • 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 Silver King
  • 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 Silver King ...

We found two communities that share the name Silver King.

Within Arizona, the name Silver King is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Silver King [Shoshone County].
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Silver King [Lewis and Clark County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver King ...

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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Florence Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Junction
    • Florence Junction is located in Pinal County
  • Gold Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
    • Gold Camp is located in Pinal County
  • Inspiration
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inspiration have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
    • Inspiration is located in Gila County
  • Kelvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
    • Kelvin is located in Pinal County
  • Lower Miami
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Miami
    • Lower Miami is located in Gila County
  • Queen Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Smelter Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 south)
  • Top-of-the-World
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-World
    • Top-of-the-World is located in Gila County

How Far From Silver King 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 Silver King 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 Silver King once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Silver King and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<5> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Silver King to Florence, with an average speed<6> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). 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 1,926 miles [3,099.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,190 miles [13,180.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Silver King 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.
<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 Silver King, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Silver King) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver King. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3299, Longitude: -111.0876    
<6>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.
<7>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 Silver King to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.368 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.967 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.646 degrees.




 

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