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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Agua Linda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agua Linda and the surrounding area.
- 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 Agua Linda:
- 31.678977, -111.061758
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Agua Linda
- 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 Santa Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Agua Linda is near Pima County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pima 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Agua Linda
Curious and Interesting Names Near Agua Linda ...
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.
- Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Continental ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continental is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
- Greaterville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
- Partridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Twin Buttes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Buttes is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Yank's Spring ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yank's Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yank's Spring
How Far From Agua Linda to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Agua Linda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Agua Linda and extending to:
- Nogales, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Agua Linda to Nogales, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,287 miles [13,336.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Agua Linda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Agua Linda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Agua Linda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6790, Longitude: -111.0618 In this case, the coordinates for Agua Linda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.077 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.644 degrees. |
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