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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 Young, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Young 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 Young:
    • 34.101493, -110.952970
    • 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 Young
  • 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 Young ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Young.

Within Arizona, the name Young is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Nevada County
      • This Young is located in Nevada County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the east of the Young that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Young.
    • Georgia
      • Washington 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 Georgia community of Young [Washington County].
    • Indiana
      • Brown County
      • This Young is located in Brown County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Young that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Young.
      • Morgan County
      • This Young is located in Morgan County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km] to the east northeast of the Young that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Young.
      • Vigo 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 Indiana community of Young [Vigo County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette 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 Michigan community of Young [Marquette County].
    • Mississippi
      • Pearl River County
      • This Young is located in Pearl River County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the east of the Young that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Young.
    • North Dakota
      • Pembina 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 North Dakota community of Young [Pembina County].
    • Ohio
      • Scioto 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 Ohio community of Young [Scioto County].
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Young is located in Marion County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Young that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Young.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Young lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the north of the Young that is located in Gila County.
    • Tennessee
      • Giles 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 Tennessee community of Young [Giles County].
      • White County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Young [White County].
    • Texas
      • Freestone County
      • This Young is located in Freestone County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the Young that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freestone County community of Young.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Young is located in Jackson County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Young that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Young.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Young ...

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.

  • Bear Flat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Flat
    • Bear Flat is located in Gila County
  • Coffeepot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeepot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeepot
    • Coffeepot is located in Gila County
  • Forest Lakes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grasshopper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasshopper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper
    • Grasshopper is located in Navajo County
  • Hunter Creek Ranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Creek Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Creek Ranch
    • Hunter Creek Ranch is located in Gila County
  • Mountain Meadow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadow
    • Mountain Meadow is located in Gila County
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Gila County
  • Tonto Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonto Village
    • Tonto Village is located in Gila County

How Far From Young to ...

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 Young to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Globe, which is the Seat of Gila County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Young to Globe, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 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 8,141 miles [13,101.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Young. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

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- Young) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Young. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1015, Longitude: -110.9530    
<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 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 Young 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>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 Young, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Young 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 330.381 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.054 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.559 degrees.









 

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