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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 Allan Lake Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allan Lake Landing 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 Allan Lake Landing:
- 34.825299, -111.436537
- 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 Allan Lake Landing
- 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 Coconino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino County
- Since Allan Lake Landing is near Yavapai County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Allan Lake Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allan Lake Landing ...
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.
- Big Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Park is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Park
- Happy Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Gardens is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gardens
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lost Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Eden is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Mormon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Playground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Playground is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Playground
- Rockledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockledge is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Stoneman Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneman Lake is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneman Lake
How Far From Allan Lake Landing 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 Allan Lake Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allan Lake Landing and extending to:
- Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allan Lake Landing to Flagstaff, 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 just over a day.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 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 8,112 miles [13,055 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allan Lake Landing) 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 Allan Lake Landing 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 Allan Lake Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8253, Longitude: -111.4365 In this case, the coordinates for Allan Lake Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.804 degrees. |
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