On average, there are 280 sunny days per year in Avra Valley, Arizona. The July high is around 104 degrees. The January low is 38. Sperling's comfort index for Avra Valley is a 76 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
He was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Caroline Mary Cooke Whipple (no dates on stone), is buried with him. His son, Herbert Sydney Whipple (also no dates on the stone), Major, United States Army, is also buried in this site.
Wye River (plantation) William Paca is buried at the family cemetery there. The Paca residence burned down in 1879. The University of Maryland, College Park conducted archeological work there. Wye Hall was built in the 1930s on the site of the estate of William Paca. In 1999, it was purchased by Leland C. Brendsel. A mechanics lien was filed for work done there.