Casa Grande Capsule
Casa Grande Capsule is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 430 m. Newman Peak stands 1,368 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Manor Community Park, a park 2.1 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
An abandoned cement mixer drum dressed as a space capsule
What the record says
- Built
- 2017-02-05
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Highland Manor Community Park: 2.1 mi
- Mountain View Park: 2.5 mi
- Ivy Park: 2.6 mi
- Rancho Grande Park: 2.8 mi
- Colony Park: 3.5 mi
- Black Butte: 2.7 mi
- Signal Peak: 3.6 mi
- Burgess Peak: 5.0 mi
- Sacaton Peak: 6.2 mi
- Toltec Buttes: 7.2 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Monument: 4.0 mi
- Complex A: 10.3 mi
- Ballcourt: 10.4 mi
- Complex B: 10.5 mi
- Free Mason Lodge Plaque: 13.4 mi
- Metal Cactus Art: 12.8 mi
- Lady Of Guadalupe Shrine Nural: 13.3 mi
- St Helen's Catholic Church Statue: 13.3 mi
- Sally's gift Shop Flower Mural: 13.5 mi
- Veterans Mural: 13.6 mi
- San Tan Mountain Regional Park: 16.8 mi
- Poston Butte Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Burrowing Owls Habitat: 22.5 mi
- Tortoise Habitat: 22.6 mi
- Chaparral Habitat: 22.7 mi
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 17.9 mi
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 18.5 mi
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 21.0 mi
- Schnepf Farms: 22.1 mi
- Maricopa M: 24.9 mi
- Veterans Center Garden: 13.6 mi
- Eloy Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Queen Creek Botanical Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 23.9 mi
- Casa Grande Art Museum: 4.6 mi
- Historic BIA Agent House: 23.3 mi
- Him-Dak Eco-Museum: 24.0 mi
- San Tan Historical Society: 24.2 mi
- Sacaton Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Sacaton Rest Area: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Casa Grande Capsule. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Peak | SE 129° | 1,368 m | 21.5 mi |
| Santan Mountain | N 356° | 949 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sacaton Peak | N 7° | 835 m | 6.2 mi |
| Wildcat Peak | S 188° | 771 m | 23.5 mi |
| Malpais Hills | N 4° | 756 m | 15.3 mi |
| Tat Momoli Mountains | SW 214° | 755 m | 20.8 mi |
| Silver Reef Mountains | SSW 205° | 742 m | 15.8 mi |
| Goldmine Mountain | N 10° | 720 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 74 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casa Grande, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4672155295
Day trips start here
- Chandler · 28 mi
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