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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 Big Bug, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Bug 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 Big Bug:
    • 34.312838, -112.070714
    • 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 Big Bug
  • 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
    • Since Big Bug is near Maricopa County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • 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 Big Bug ...

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.

  • Arnold Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Place
    • Arnold Place is located in Yavapai County
  • Breezy Pines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Pines
    • Breezy Pines is located in Yavapai County
  • Bumble Bee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crown King
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dewey - Humboldt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flower Pot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Pot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Pot
    • Flower Pot is located in Yavapai County
  • Humboldt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Packer ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer
    • Packer is located in Yavapai County
  • Poland Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Yavapai County
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Big Bug 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 Big Bug 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<3> community of Big Bug once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Big Bug and extending to:

  • Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Bug to Prescott, with an average speed<5> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,955 miles [3,146.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,160 miles [13,132.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Big Bug, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Big Bug) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Bug. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3128, Longitude: -112.0707    
<5>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.
<6>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 Big Bug to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.287 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.164 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.161 degrees.




 

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