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H. L. (Tom) Earley, Jr.

H. L. (Tom) Earley, Jr. from directly overhead

H. L. (Tom) Earley, Jr. is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Breeze Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
In memory of Tom Early April 16, 1926-September 11, 1975

How to reach it

Coordinates33.30399, -111.91920

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Desert Breeze Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 0.8 mi
  • Price Park: 0.9 mi
  • Pine Shadows Park: 1.1 mi
  • Harter Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Continuum Globe: 3.1 mi
  • Great Eagle in Flight: 3.7 mi
  • Fresh and Easy: 3.7 mi
  • Metal Art - Earth Element: 3.7 mi
  • Rocket to Stars: 3.9 mi
Attractions
  • Edith House: 1.0 mi
  • The Crayola Experience: 1.2 mi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 4.2 mi
  • Simply Smashing: 7.1 mi
  • King Ben's Castle: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 51
Artworks: 48
Museums: 40
Picnic sites: 23
Nature reserves: 14
  • Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 0.6 mi
  • South Mountain Preserve: 7.5 mi
  • Hayden Butte Preserve: 8.6 mi
  • Tortoise Habitat: 9.8 mi
  • Burrowing Owls Habitat: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 4.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of H. L. (Tom) Earley, Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayes PeakW1,375 m21.0 mi
Montezuma PeakWSW1,313 m18.1 mi
Quartz PeakWSW1,235 m18.7 mi
Butterfly MountainWSW1,221 m18.0 mi
Montezuma SleepingWSW1,113 m19.2 mi
Santan MountainSE949 m15.1 mi
Usery MountainNE905 m21.0 mi
Sevenmile MountainSW899 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0419:41
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2816:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7069968987

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