- Elevation, modelled
- 1,381 m
- Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
- Mount Lemmon2,794 m · 8.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway7.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:34local time
- Coordinates
- 32.5487, -110.7082
American Flag Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled 1,381 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the south-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Belle Mine, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of American Flag Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lemmon | SSW 213° | 2,794 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | S 182° | 2,606.6 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | S 180° | 2,561.41 m | 9.3 mi |
| Marshall Peak | SSW 202° | 2,530 m | 9.3 mi |
| Spencer Peak | SSW 193° | 2,493 m | 9.1 mi |
| Leopold Point | S 176° | 2,460 m | 9.7 mi |
| Syke Knob | SSW 197° | 2,426 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SW 215° | 2,425.64 m | 13.7 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Sky Island Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- San Pedro Vista · 10 mi
- Geology Vista · 12 mi
- Windy Point · 13 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Tule Spring: 1.7 mi
- Pela Seca Spring: 1.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 2.3 mi
- Ray Spring: 3.5 mi
- Upper Stratton Spring: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Apache Peak: 2.5 mi
- American Flag Hill: 2.8 mi
- Ray Spring Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rice Peak: 3.5 mi
- Oracle Hill: 4.7 mi
Parks
- Oracle Park: 5.4 mi
- San Manuel Park: 6.0 mi
- San Manuel Main Street Park: 6.0 mi
- General Hitchcock Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Bear Canyon Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 41
- Victor Romero Rose Garden: 19.5 mi
- Sin Agua Garden: 21.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 21.4 mi
- Ethbotanical Garden: 21.5 mi
- Streamside Gardens: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Southern Belle Mine: 1.7 mi
- Miner's Grave: 1.7 mi
- Catalina Camp: 5.6 mi
- Titan II Missile Base 570-1: 11.1 mi
- OF Parker Ranch: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Butterfly Research Natural Area: 7.9 mi
- Faul Preservation Area: 8.1 mi
- Oracle Ridge Property: 8.9 mi
- Upper Cañada del Oro: 10.0 mi
- Santa Catalina Research Natural Area: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 20
- Friends of Catalina State Park: 14.4 mi
- Artisan Center: 15.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 19.3 mi
- Bighorn: 19.4 mi
- Dream It, Then Do It: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 15
- Incinerated Ridge: 10.3 mi
- Tall Wall: 10.3 mi
- The Window: 14.7 mi
- Geology Wall: 21.5 mi
- Crested Saguaro: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Loma Linda Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Sykes Knob Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Seven Catarcts: 12.8 mi
- Seven Falls: 15.7 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 15.8 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 20.6 mi
- Chiva Falls: 21.1 mi
Museums: 6
- motorcycle museum (under const.): 5.7 mi
- Degrazia Gallery in the Sun: 19.0 mi
- Children’s Museum Oro Valley: 21.5 mi
- Tucson Desert Art Museum: 22.1 mi
- The Mini Time Machine Museum: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Charlie Dike: 13.8 mi
- Sun Spot: 14.4 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 14.9 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 14.9 mi
- Alcatraz: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- American Flag: 2.3 mi
- Tiger: 11.1 mi
- Redington: 15.1 mi
- Copper Creek: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day trips start here
- Saguaro National Park · 24 mi
- Tucson · 27 mi
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