- Elevation, modelled
- 364 m
- Tallest summit within 20.4 miles
- Thompson Peak1,214 m · 19.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road20.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:41local time
- Coordinates
- 33.3711, -111.9024
Optimist Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled 364 m. Thompson Peak stands 1,214 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaicki Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Optimist Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NNE 15° | 1,214 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pass Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,007 m | 19.3 mi |
| Santan Mountain | SE 141° | 949 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NNE 23° | 935 m | 17.9 mi |
| Peak 3004 | ENE 67° | 916 m | 20.0 mi |
| Usery Mountain | ENE 59° | 905 m | 17.5 mi |
| Peak 2933 | ENE 61° | 894 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lone Mountain | ENE 61° | 835 m | 19.7 mi |
- 20.5 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gaicki Park: 0.5 mi
- Laguna Park: 0.9 mi
- Cole Park: 0.9 mi
- Stroud Park: 1.0 mi
- Scudder Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- The Tilted Landscape: 2.0 mi
- Night People: 2.3 mi
- Ernest W. McFarland: 2.4 mi
- Revolution: 3.0 mi
- Helianthus: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Peace Pole: 2.2 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 2.4 mi
- H. L. (Tom) Earley, Jr.: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Simply Smashing: 2.5 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 3.8 mi
- King Ben's Castle: 4.0 mi
- The Crayola Experience: 4.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Hayden Butte: 4.4 mi
- Bell Butte: 4.5 mi
- Twin Butte: 4.6 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 6.4 mi
- Papago Buttes: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 56
- The Rover Vine: 1.0 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 2.1 mi
- Outback Arbor: 2.3 mi
- The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College: 2.3 mi
- The Learning Patch: 2.9 mi
Museums: 39
- Tempe History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Pixypros Selfie Museum: 2.2 mi
- Arizona State University Art Museum: 3.9 mi
- Zarco Guerrero: 4.6 mi
- idea Museum: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 30
- Fiesta Ramadas: 2.0 mi
- Ramada #5: 2.0 mi
- Ramada #6: 2.0 mi
- Ramada #7: 2.0 mi
- Ramada #2=: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 4.2 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 4.4 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.2 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.5 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chinese Wall: 8.6 mi
- Coon Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 22.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 22.5 mi
- Sven Slab: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Mountain Spring: 21.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Sacaton Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Sacaton Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Illinois: 4.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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