Standin' on the Corner Park
Standin' on the Corner Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,480 m. Chevelon Butte stands 2,116 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Winslow Arizona, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
Site of the reference in the famous Eagles' song, "Take It Easy"
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
62 named places within 25 miles
- Tucker Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Apache Butte: 15.8 mi
- East Sunset Mountain: 17.0 mi
- West Sunset Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Sunset Knoll: 17.1 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Dwarf Orchard: 0.2 mi
- La Posada Gardens: 0.2 mi
- La Posada Gardens - South Lawn: 0.2 mi
- La Posada Gardens - Flagpole Lawn: 0.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden (North): 0.3 mi
- Sacred Heart Park: 0.5 mi
- Winslow City Park: 0.5 mi
- Coopertown Park: 0.9 mi
- Homolovi State Park: 2.2 mi
- McHood Park: 4.9 mi
- Bird Springs: 20.2 mi
- Joseph City Spring: 22.0 mi
- Westover Spring: 22.2 mi
- Salt Water Seep: 23.4 mi
- Blairs Spring: 24.4 mi
- Winslow Arizona: 0.0 mi
- Glenn Frey: 0.0 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 0.2 mi
- Jackrabbit: 15.6 mi
- Astronaut Statue: 18.4 mi
- Chevelon Canyon: 11.5 mi
- Relic Point: 14.2 mi
- Bell Cow Canyon: 14.3 mi
- Chimney Canyon: 15.7 mi
- Barringer crater rim: 18.4 mi
- Old Trails Museum: 0.0 mi
- Affeldt Mion Museum: 0.3 mi
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 3.0 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 18.3 mi
- Little Painted Desert Country Park: 16.7 mi
- Rock Art Ranch: 17.0 mi
- Ellas Frontier Trading Post (ruins): 19.4 mi
- Two Guns: 23.1 mi
- The Corner: 0.0 mi
- Stone Turret: 0.2 mi
- The Old Fort Historical Monument: 21.8 mi
- Brigham City: 1.5 mi
- Sunset: 2.9 mi
- Obed: 22.5 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Meteor Crater Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Standin' on the Corner Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevelon Butte | SSW 200° | 2,116 m | 24.4 mi |
| East Sunset Mountain | SW 222° | 2,077 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mesita Knoll | SW 217° | 2,015 m | 18.9 mi |
| West Sunset Mountain | SW 233° | 2,012 m | 17.1 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | ENE 63° | 1,976 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sunset Knoll | WSW 241° | 1,966 m | 17.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 220° | 1,855 m | 19.5 mi |
| Black Rock | ENE 71° | 1,767 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:48 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winslow AP, 1 mi away.
- Common Raven15 obs
- silverleaf nightshade13 obs
- House Sparrow12 obs
- Lesser Goldfinch11 obs
- House Finch10 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove8 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle8 obs
- Apache plume8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/576427101
Day trips start here
- Winslow · 0 mi
- Homolovi Ruins State Park · 4 mi
- Joseph City · 21 mi
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