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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 Tiburon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tiburon 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 Tiburon:
    • 33.330326, -111.889585
    • 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 Tiburon
  • 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 Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
    • Since Tiburon is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinal 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 Tiburon

Communities Also Named Tiburon ...

We found one communities that are also named Tiburon.

Within Arizona, the name Tiburon is unique.

Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Tiburon in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Marin County
      • This Tiburon is located in Marin County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tiburon that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Tiburon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiburon ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Cloverleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cloverleaf is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
  • Dusk File
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dusk File is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusk File
  • Heatherbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heatherbrook is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
  • Helena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Hightown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hightown is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
  • Mission Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission Valley is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
  • New Horizons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Horizons is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
  • Orangetree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Orangetree is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
  • Pepperwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pepperwood is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
  • Quail Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quail Place is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Place
  • Raintree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Raintree is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Stonegate Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Stonegate Crossing is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Crossing

How Far From Tiburon 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 Tiburon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tiburon and extending to:

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tiburon to Phoenix, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,969 miles [3,168.8 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tiburon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tiburon 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 Tiburon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3303, Longitude: -111.8896       In this case, the coordinates for Tiburon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.996 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.724 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.076 degrees.