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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 Aguila, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aguila 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 Aguila:
- 33.943004, -113.16947
- 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 Aguila
- 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 Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
- Since Aguila is near La Paz County and also Yavapai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Paz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai 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 Aguila
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aguila ...
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.
- Centennial
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centennial is located in La Paz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Congress
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Congress Junction ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Congress Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Junction
- Date
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Date is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date
- Love
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Love is located in La Paz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Octave ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Mill is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mill
- Vulture City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Aguila to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aguila to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aguila and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Aguila to Phoenix, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 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 8,213 miles [13,217.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aguila) 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 Aguila 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 Aguila. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9430, Longitude: -113.1695 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.101 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.767 degrees. |
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