0.9 miles away
Museum of Indigenous People (formerly Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture)
A Prescott museum of regional Native American history and culture, founded in 1935 out of a settler group that had staged imitation Hopi rituals.
Fort Whipple
A former United States Army post in Arizona, first sited at Del Rio Springs and later moved to a permanent site near Prescott.
- Rank in Arizona
- #159of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 48.1 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Historic Site
Fort Whipple is a former United States Army post in Arizona. It was established temporarily at Del Rio Springs, north of present-day Chino Valley, and was later moved to a permanent site near present-day Prescott.
Where it is
Fort Whipple is a historic site near Prescott, in Yavapai County. It is one of the historic sites in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Fort Whipple, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://www.sharlothallmuseum.org/venue/fort-whipple-museum/(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Nearby attractions
1.5 miles away
Sharlot Hall Museum
An open-air museum in Prescott, opened in 1928 in the former Territorial Governor's Mansion by its founder, Sharlot M. Hall.
2.8 miles away
Watson Lake
A reservoir among the Granite Dells at Prescott, dammed in the early 1900s and bought by the city in 1997 as recreational land.
3.9 miles away
Goldwater Lake
A reservoir on Banning Creek south of Prescott, maintained by the city and named after its longtime mayor Morris Goldwater.4.0 miles away
Highlands Center for Natural History
A Prescott, Arizona nature centre with three miles of trails, offering lectures, workshops, and summer camps for children and families.4.0 miles away
Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
A non-profit Prescott animal sanctuary, also known as the Prescott Animal Park Association, protecting native and exotic species.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Historic Site
- Destination
- Prescott
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 48.1 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 36.2
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Official website
- sharlothallmuseum.org(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 34.5547, -112.4530
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12