Saint David sits about 167 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix, and the drive between the Cochise County community and downtown runs roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes to 2 hours and 45 minutes door to door in normal traffic. The connection runs the I-10 and AZ-80 corridor: I-10 southeast past Casa Grande to the Benson exits, then AZ-80 south along the San Pedro River to Saint David. It is southeastern Arizona's river-valley corridor, carrying monastery retreat guests, Kartchner Caverns visitors, snowbird residents, and ranch families between Saint David addresses and Sky Harbor. Because the...

