Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alamo Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alamo Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alamo Crossing
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Alamo Crossing:
- 34.260390, -113.582890
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Alamo Crossing
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected La Paz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for La Paz County
- Since Alamo Crossing is near Mohave County and also Maricopa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mohave County
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alamo Crossing ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Love
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Nothing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nothing
- Nothing is located in Mohave County
- Planet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Signal ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Six Mile Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Crossing
- Six Mile Crossing is located in Mohave County
How Far From Alamo Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alamo Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Alamo Crossing once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alamo Crossing and extending to:
- Parker, which is the Seat of La Paz County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Alamo Crossing to Parker, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,206 miles [13,206.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alamo Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alamo Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alamo Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2604, Longitude: -113.5829 In this case, the coordinates for Alamo Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Alamo Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.992 degrees. |