Why

Why is an unincorporated rural community in , United States. It lies near the western border of the Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation and due north of in Southern Arizona.
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  • Village with 167 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,791 feet (546 metres)
  • Description: unincorporated community in Pima County, Arizona, United States
  • Also known as
    “Rocky Point Junction”
    “Why, Arizona”
    “Why, AZ”
    “Y, Arizona”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoa Murk and Schuchuli.

Hamlet
is a populated place situated in , , United States. is situated 4½ miles east of Why.

Hamlet
, also known as Gunsight, Gunsight Ranch… is situated 4½ miles southeast of Why.

Why

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Latitude
32.26697° or 32° 16′ 1″ north
Longitude
-112.73863° or 112° 44′ 19″ west
Open location code
85497786+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150968906
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5320869
Wiki­data ID
Q28662

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Why” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Why”
  • Cebuano: “Why”
  • Chechen: “Вай”
  • Chinese: “懷伊”
  • Croatian: “Why, Arizona”
  • Croatian: “Why”
  • Dutch: “Why”
  • French: “Why”
  • German: “Why”
  • Gilaki: “وای (آريزؤنا)”
  • Gilaki: “وای”
  • Irish: “Why”
  • Italian: “Why”
  • Japanese: “ワイ”
  • Korean: “와이”
  • Ladin: “Why”
  • Literary Chinese: “懷伊”
  • Navajo: “Mąʼii Hanáchxahí”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Why”
  • Polish: “Why”
  • Serbian: “Вај”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Why, Arizona”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Why”
  • Spanish: “Why”
  • Tatar: “Вай”
  • Turkish: “Why”
  • Ukrainian: “Вай”
  • Urdu: “وائی، ایریزونا”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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