Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thatcher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thatcher and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thatcher
- 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 Thatcher:
- 32.849111, -109.759037
- 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 Thatcher
- 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since Thatcher is near Greenlee County and also Cochise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenlee County
- eBird sighting report for Cochise 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 Thatcher ...
We found ten communities that share the name Thatcher.
Within Arizona, the name Thatcher is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Thatcher [Bingham County].
- Cassia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Thatcher [Cassia County].
- Franklin County
- This Thatcher is located in Franklin County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the north of the Thatcher that is located in Graham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Thatcher.
- Nebraska
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thatcher ...
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.
- Cactus Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
- Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cactus Flat
- From Thatcher to Cactus Flat
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Graham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Central
- From Thatcher to Central
- Cork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Graham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Graham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Graham
- From Thatcher to Graham
- Gripe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lone Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Swift Trail Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
- Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swift Trail Junction
- From Thatcher to Swift Trail Junction
How Far From Thatcher to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Thatcher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thatcher and extending to:
- Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Thatcher to Phoenix, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 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 8,178 miles [13,161.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Thatcher: www.thatcheraz.com/
The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thatcher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thatcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8491, Longitude: -109.7590 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Thatcher 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. |
| <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 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 Thatcher 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 329.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.951 degrees. |