The Mexican border is a closer drive from Phoenix than the Grand Canyon. Depending on where you are in the metro area, you can reach a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol port of entry to Mexico in just a three-hour drive. Lukeville is 150 miles away, Sasabe is 170 miles away and Nogales is 180 miles away.
Proximity: The Lukeville border crossing, also known as the Sonoyta border (Mexico side), is the closest point of entry from the United States into the state of Sonora, Mexico (Rocky Point).
It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and 5th largest city in the United States.
A: Tempe, Scottsdale, and Gilbert are some of the major cities near Phoenix, Arizona.
Located in the Mexican state of Sonora, Puerto Peasco or Rocky Point features a beautiful, white sand beach nestled along the Sea of Cortez. As it is the beach closest to Phoenix, Arizona residents often travel there on weekends or holidays. This fishing town lies only an hour from the border.
Nogales, Arizona (Arizona's largest international border community), borders the city of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. As of 2000, the census reported that the city of Nogales, Mexico, had a population of 159,103 people, representing approximately 50% growth since 1990.
Phoenix is in the south-central portion of Arizona; about halfway between Tucson to the southeast and Flagstaff to the north, in the Southwestern United States. By car, the city is approximately 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of the US–Mexico border at Sonoyta and 180 mi (290 km) north of the border at Nogales.
Phoenix is located in central Arizona in the Valley of the Sun, surrounded by the McDowell, Phoenix South, White Tank and Estrella mountains. The Phoenix Metropolitan Area comprises several dozen cities, the primary ones being Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Glendale, Carefree and Cave Creek.
Phoenix, AZ (85003) Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds.
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