Obed
Obed is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,527 m. Rotten Bananas Butte stands 1,996 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Fort Historical Monument, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.6 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
human settlement in Arizona, United States
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
77 named places within 25 miles
- Apache Butte: 6.9 mi
- Lee Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Marcou Mesa: 11.8 mi
- Jagged Rock: 13.6 mi
- Black Rock: 15.6 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 6.3 mi
- Westover Spring: 6.5 mi
- Blairs Spring: 11.4 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 15.8 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 21.2 mi
- Hunt Park: 9.7 mi
- McHood Park: 18.6 mi
- Little Painted Desert County Park: 18.6 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 21.0 mi
- Winslow City Park: 22.1 mi
- Museum Garden (planned): 22.2 mi
- Kitchen Garden (East): 22.2 mi
- Kitchen Garden (South): 22.2 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 22.2 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn: 22.2 mi
- The Old Fort Historical Monument: 2.8 mi
- Hashknife Pony Express Rider: 9.4 mi
- Stone Turret: 22.3 mi
- The Corner: 22.4 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 3.8 mi
- Rock Art Ranch: 8.2 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 19.1 mi
- Painted Desert Indian Center: 24.5 mi
- Jackrabbit: 7.0 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 22.3 mi
- Glenn Frey: 22.4 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 22.4 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 9.2 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 11.1 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 11.7 mi
- Pink Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Navajo County Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 22.2 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 22.4 mi
- Sunset: 20.6 mi
- Brigham City: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Obed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Bananas Butte | N 359° | 1,996 m | 21.8 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | N 1° | 1,976 m | 18.5 mi |
| Long Butte | NNE 14° | 1,967 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mexican Rest Peak | NNE 14° | 1,917 m | 22.1 mi |
| Turkey Track Butte | NNE 23° | 1,836 m | 21.5 mi |
| Indian Rock | S 176° | 1,820 m | 23.0 mi |
| Edge Butte | NNE 16° | 1,817 m | 20.6 mi |
| Flying Butte | NNE 19° | 1,801 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:46 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:35 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holbrook, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Joseph City · 3 mi
- Holbrook · 9 mi
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 19 mi
- Winslow · 23 mi
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