Tovrea Castle
Tovrea Castle is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tovrea Castle Historic Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 24 miles off.
The story
Historic house in Arizona, United States.
Dates from 1929-12.
Wikidata Q7829500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Papago Buttes: 1.6 mi
- Barnes Butte: 1.6 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 1.6 mi
- Hayden Butte: 2.5 mi
- Bell Butte: 2.9 mi
- Tovrea Castle Historic Area: 0.1 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 0.7 mi
- SRP Desertwise Park: 0.8 mi
- Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park: 0.8 mi
- Papago Park: 1.3 mi
- Cow: 1.2 mi
- Petting Zoo: 1.2 mi
- Galapagos Tortoise: 1.2 mi
- Rhino: 1.3 mi
- Gibbon: 1.3 mi
- Pueblo Grande Ball Court: 0.7 mi
- Pueblo Grande: 0.7 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.0 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 2.0 mi
- All Souls Cemetery Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Edible Garden: 1.7 mi
- Steele Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
- Bee Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 1.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.7 mi
- S'edav Va'aki Museum: 0.8 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 1.1 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 2.2 mi
- Arizona State University Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- Shemer Art Center: 3.9 mi
- Window of Dialectic Views: 1.5 mi
- Leonardo da Vinci’s Window: 1.6 mi
- Salvaged Ironwood: 1.7 mi
- Lonely Flight: 1.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 1.8 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 1.4 mi
- Ramada #2=: 5.4 mi
- Ruben Romero Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Fiesta Ramadas: 5.7 mi
- Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground: 9.3 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 6.1 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 9.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 8.6 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 18.7 mi
- Morrells Wall: 19.1 mi
- Sven Slab: 19.7 mi
- Coon Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Illinois: 10.6 mi
- Mountain Spring: 17.7 mi
- Marinette: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Tovrea Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 32° | 1,240 m | 18.8 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 31° | 1,230 m | 17.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NE 34° | 1,214 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 30° | 1,196 m | 18.6 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 30° | 1,192 m | 16.9 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,060 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 44° | 935 m | 15.6 mi |
| Usery Mountain | E 79° | 905 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/136668541
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 4 mi
- Tempe · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 5 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 6 mi
- Phoenix · 7 mi
- Mesa · 9 mi
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