Tempe

3 33.36°, -111.89°
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Tempe sits in the Salt River Valley in Arizona, where Interstate 10 crosses a low-rise metropolitan corridor framed by desert mountain ranges. The city forms part of the Phoenix metropolitan area, with its southern districts organized around broad arterial roads, housing and employment areas. Arizona State University, whose Tempe campus began as the Territorial Normal School in 1885, gives the city a major academic presence. North of central Tempe, the Salt River runs past Tempe Town Lake, a reservoir created in the riverbed. This is a fast-moving urban edge of the Sonoran Desert, where freeway infrastructure joins Tempe with Phoenix, Chandler and Mesa.

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Tempe
City Tempe

Tempe occupies the Salt River Valley in central Arizona. The city lies beside Tempe Town Lake, a reservoir on the Salt River that forms a waterside corridor through the urban core. Hayden Butte, widely known as “A” Mountain, rises next to downtown; its slopes contain petroglyphs associated with the Hohokam, who lived in the region long before the modern city. Tempe is also home to Arizona State University’s main campus, giving Mill Avenue and nearby streets a distinctly collegiate rhythm of galleries, performance venues, cafés and sport. Trails around the butte and paths beside the lake add an outdoorsy counterpoint to the dense Phoenix metropolitan area. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Tempe and the Salt River Valley.

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Arizona
Region Arizona

Arizona is renowned in the United States for the Grand Canyon, carved by the Colorado River in the state’s north. Its terrain extends from the Sonoran Desert, where saguaro cacti define the south, to ponderosa pine forests and the high plateaus of the Colorado Plateau. The red-rock country around Sedona and the sandstone buttes of Monument Valley are enduring symbols of the American Southwest. Indigenous heritage remains central: Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, including the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe. Historic Route 66 also passes through northern communities such as Flagstaff and Kingman. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Arizona.

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United States
Country United States

The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.

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