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About Globe, Arizona
Home to over 7,000
residents, Globe is located 3,500 feet above sea level, and is near US
Highways 60 and 70, just 87 miles from Phoenix in a steep canyon of the
scenic Pinal Mountains. Globe is the county seat of Gila County, and was
founded in 1876, when a huge nugget of silver was discovered in the earth
resembling a globe, hence the name ‘Globe’. The Native American culture
can be experienced by people at the San Carlos Apache Reservation or enjoy
many other outdoor activities at the nearby Tonto National Forest.
Weather

Located
3,500 feet above sea level,
Globe
has an annual average temperature range that runs from a low of 47
degrees to an high if 77 degrees, and has an average snowfall around 2”.
Distances & Directions
Located four miles from the junction of
US Highways 60 and 70,
Globe is just 26 miles from Superior, 87 miles from Phoenix, 77 miles
from Safford, 86 miles from Payson, and 101 miles from Show Low.
From Superior: Head east
on Hwy. 60 past Miami, and continue onto State Rte. 70 which is still
Hwy. 60, to Globe.
From Phoenix: Head east of
Hwy. 60 past the communities of Superior, Miami, and Claypool. Take
Arizona State Route 70 which is still Hwy. 60, for about 4 miles,
heading east to Globe.
From Safford: Head west on
State Rte. 70 past the communities of Thatcher, Pima, Fort Douglas,
Bylas and Peridot; towards Globe.
From Payson: Head south on Hwy. 87, then go east on Arizona State Route
188 past Tonto Basin, and Roosevelt, to Globe.
From Show Low: Head south
on Hwy. 60, through the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and the Tonto
National Forest, to Globe.
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