Hobo Joe Statue
Hobo Joe Statue is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Earl Edgar Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- fiberglass
- Inscription
- HOBO JOE BUILT BY AND STANDS IN MEMORY OF MARVIN RANSDELL (1928-1988) BY HIS GOOD FRIEND RAMON GILLUM JULY, 1989
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Earl Edgar Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Vista Park: 1.5 mi
- Sundance Park: 4.2 mi
- Windmill Park: 5.9 mi
- Robbins Butte State Game Management Unit: 5.9 mi
- Star Tower: 10.6 mi
- Victory Steps at Verrado: 10.7 mi
- Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge: 14.5 mi
- APM Tech Specialist: 14.6 mi
- Rhinoceros: 15.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Robbins Butte: 6.0 mi
- Crest Summit: 8.0 mi
- Pyrite Summit: 8.1 mi
- Valley Vista: 8.3 mi
- Battlefield Cross: 4.2 mi
- Saint Thomas Aquinas: 15.3 mi
- SPAD XIII Model: 17.5 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 20.6 mi
- Risen Jesus Christ the Redeemer: 20.7 mi
- Gillespie Dam Interpretive Center: 14.3 mi
- Saint John Paul II: 15.4 mi
- Hazen Well: 17.1 mi
- Medal of Honor Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Memorial to Unborn Children: 20.6 mi
- Skyline Regional Park: 8.9 mi
- Estrella Mountain Regional Park: 12.8 mi
- White Tank Mountain Regional Park: 16.7 mi
- Tres Rios Wetlands: 18.0 mi
- Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead: 19.6 mi
- Buckeye Valley Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum: 23.2 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 21.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 24.8 mi
- Arlington Volcano: 9.5 mi
- Marinette: 23.9 mi
- Woolsey Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hobo Joe Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | ESE 111° | 1,375 m | 18.8 mi |
| Barry Goldwater Peak | N 1° | 1,243 m | 14.2 mi |
| Quartz Peak | ESE 115° | 1,235 m | 22.7 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,221 m | 23.3 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | ESE 113° | 1,113 m | 21.4 mi |
| Woolsey Peak | SW 231° | 961 m | 22.3 mi |
| Baacon | NNE 15° | 914 m | 12.0 mi |
| Margies Peak | S 185° | 760 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:56 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Litchfield Park, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13325291029
Day trips start here
- Greater Phoenix · 30 mi
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