Phoenix Arrow Sign

GPS: 33.491950, -111.630173

Location / Airway

Location / Name

ARIZONA: Maricopa County

Phoenix Sign

GPS: 33.491950, -111.630173

Built in the 1950's by Boy Scouts

Points to the Phoenix Airport 30 miles to the west.

Observations and Notes

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Links

RoadsideAmerica.com

Has photos and says that the arrow sign was created by the Boy Scouts in the 1950's.

Arizona Oddities-Giant Arrow Points to Phoenix March 4, 2012

KJZZ-Did You Know: Phoenix Air Marker Has Been Around Since The 1950s

Nice article about how the Boy Scouts spent 5 1/2 years building the arrow sign. Has a close-up of the 100 foot P. A massive amount of rock was used to create the air marker.

JoeOrman.Shutterace.com-PHOENIX SIGN

Phoenix on Usery Mountain - Mesa Arizona - Letters on Hills on Waymarking.com

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