Superior
in Pinal County of Arizona, United States
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Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport (32 mi) - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (54 mi)
- Tucson International Airport (82 mi)
- Cochise County Airport (101 mi)
- Ernest A. Love Field (121 mi)
- Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field (126 mi)
- Holbrook Municipal Airport (126 mi)
- Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (132 mi)
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Mar de Cortés International Airport (186 mi)
- El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Queen Valley Golf Course (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Apache Stronghold Golf Course (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Cobre Valle Country Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Kearny Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Mountain Brook Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Poston Butte GC (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Hohokam Golf Club (Golf course, 33 mi)
- Canyon Lake Marina (marina, (25 mi)
- Apache Lake Marina Recreation Site (marina, (21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.294 and -111.096 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 17' 38" and W -111° 5' 46"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:16 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:12 am and 5:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Superior
Superior in Pinal County (Arizona) with it's 2,943 habitants is located in United States about 1,929 mi (or 3,104 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Superior is now 11:16 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Phoenix with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Superior, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 52 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve in Mexico at a distance of 106 mi (or 171 km). Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Globe, Florence, Phoenix, Tucson and Safford. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 29% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 2% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
18°C (65 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
16°C (61 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Copper Mountain Motel
Videos from this area
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Mattie Earp grave, Pinal Cemetery, Superior, AZ
January 15, 2014, visit to Historic Pinal Cemetery, a pioneer cemetery a half mile northeast of the ghost town of Pinal, and a mile west of the current copper mining town of Superior, Arizona....
Apache Leap, Superior, Arizona Hike
Panorama taped at north end of Apache Leap, just east of Superior, AZ. Legend has it that the four mile long Apache Leap cliff got its name from an Old West battle where the U.S. Cavalry cornered...
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ to Miami, Arizona drive on US 60, GOPR6624
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ to Miami, Arizona drive on US 60, Rear View, 20 July 2014, GOPR6624.
LOST EcoTourism Festival Hike to Claypool Tunnel 2013 - Superior, AZ
This is video from our hike to the Claypool Tunnel on old Highway 60 east out of Superior. Trip log and photo set: http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=25104.
Queen Trail hike, Superior, Arizona Hike
Hiking the Queen Trail, northeast of Superior, Arizona. The trail follows the road bed of old U.S. Highway 60. (The "new" highway was built in 1952.) Unfortunately, no water fall by the Claypool...
Superior, Arizona Tunnel to Gold Canyon, AZ on US Route 60 Highway, Rear View, GP016625
Superior, Arizona Tunnel to Gold Canyon, AZ on US Route 60 Highway, Rear View, 20 July 2014, GP016625.
Superior, AZ Old and New
A slideshow presentation of old and new pics in and around Superior, Arizona.
Superior, Arizona Video Part 2
Below are the captions of the entire incident on January 10, 2014 at the Superior Police Department. The following Key is used to identify the individuals speaking. Barbara/Victim = B ...
Riding Singletrack in Superior AZ
This is a 4 mile loop I've been learning to ride on. Dirt was primo after 4 inches of snow the day prior.
Superior Town Skatepark Tour
A quick tour of Superior's Town Skatepark Hit the link for more pictures and information: http://skateparksofarizona.com/Parks/Superior-Town-Park.html.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Superior, Arizona
Superior is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 3,158. Such films as U Turn by Oliver Stone, Eight Legged Freaks, How the West Was Won, Blind Justice, The Prophecy, Skinwalkers, The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood, and Young Billy Young are set in Superior. In 2005, a sci-fi film named The Salena Incident, also called Alien Invasion Arizona, was filmed in Superior.
Queen Creek Tunnel
The Queen Creek Tunnel is a roughly ¼ mile long (400 m) tunnel on US 60, just east of Superior, Arizona. Completed in 1952, the Queen Creek Tunnel replaced the Claypool Tunnel, linking Phoenix with Safford by way of Superior and Globe/Miami.
Silver King Mine
The Silver King Mine is an inactive silver mine located near Superior, Arizona in the United States. The richest silver mine in Arizona, it produced an estimated US$42 million worth of silver ore between 1875 and 1900. The mine is located on four patented claims in Comstock Wash, about 1 mile west of Kings Crown Peak and about 3 miles north of Superior, in sec. 24, T1S, R12E.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Superior.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hastings, سوبريور, Супириър, Superior, سوپریور، آریزونا, सुपेरियर, Yoołgai, Супириор, 苏必利尔
