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.
Phineas Gage: A Rod Went Through His Skull. Cavendish, Vermont. A memorial plaque to one of America's oddest celebrities is bolted to a rock in the tiny town of Cavendish, Vermont. It honors Phineas P. Gage, who had a 13-pound iron rod blown into his skull, through his brain, and out the top of his head. That's an interesting story, but what makes it plaque-worthy is that Gage survived. In fact, he never even lost consciousness.