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Gillespie in the region of Arizona is a town located in United States - some 2,031 mi or ( 3269 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Gillespie is now 10:55 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Phoenix " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mexicali, Flagstaff, Florence, Kingman, and Nogales. When in this area, you might want to check out Mexicali . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gillespie ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Woolsey Peak Wilderness, Arizona RV Camping Picture Tour
Woolsey Peak Wilderness is northwest of Gila Bend, Arizona in the Gila Bend Mountains. It's an excellent area for hiking with spectacular views of pristine desert scenery. Highs were in the 70s when I ..
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Interesting facts about this location
1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment
The 1995 Palo Verde derailment took place on October 9, 1995, when Amtrak's Sunset Limited derailed near Palo Verde, Arizona on Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. The two locomotives and eight of the twelve cars derailed, four of them falling 30 feet (9 m) off a trestle bridge into a dry river bed. Mitchell Bates, a sleeping car attendant, was killed. 78 people were injured, 12 of them seriously.
Located at 33.21 -113.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Gila Bend Mountains
The Gila Bend Mountains are a 35-mile (56 km) long mountain range of the north-central Sonoran Desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona and in southwest Maricopa County. The Gila River of New Mexico and Arizona transects the entire state of Arizona, and the watershed covers about 65% of Arizona. The famous Gila Bend of the river changes the west-southwest flow to south-flowing, then back to west-flowing.
Located at 33.11 -112.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Centennial Wash (Maricopa County)
Centennial Wash is an ephemeral dry wash that forms the final watershed of the Gila River in central Arizona — before the river turns south. From the Centennial Wash confluence, the Gila turns south, then southwest to exit Arizona on the California border adjacent Yuma. The Centennial Wash drainage is adjacent to the south-flowing Hassayampa River Drainage on the east; the next drainage east is the Agua Fria Drainage-(as shown on map).
Located at 33.39 -113.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Gillespie Dam
The Gillespie Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Gila River between the towns of Buckeye and Gila Bend, Arizona. The dam was constructed during the 1920s for primarily irrigation purposes. A portion of the dam failed unexpectedly in 1993 during unusually heavy rains.
Located at 33.23 -112.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Painted Rock Dam
The Painted Rock Dam is an earthfill embankment dam located west of Gila Bend, Arizona. It is primarily used for flood control purposes.
Located at 33.07 -113.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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