Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bisbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bisbee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bisbee
- 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 Bisbee:
- 31.444692, -109.925317
- 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 Bisbee
- 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 Cochise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cochise 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
Communities Also Named Bisbee ...
We found three communities that share the name Bisbee.
Within Arizona, the name Bisbee is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- North Dakota
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bisbee ...
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.
- Black Bear Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear Spring
- Black Bear Spring is located in Cochise County
- Double Adobe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
- Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
- Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lewis Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Springs
- Lewis Springs is located in Cochise County
- Miracle Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley
- Miracle Valley is located in Cochise County
- Paul Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Stark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Tintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Tombstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
- Tombstone is located in Cochise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <3>
- Village Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Meadows
- Village Meadows is located in Cochise County
How Far From Bisbee 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 city such as Bisbee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bisbee and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bisbee to Phoenix, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,914 miles [3,080.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,505 miles [12,078.1 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 8,265 miles [13,301.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bisbee: www.cityofbisbee.com/
The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bisbee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bisbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4447, Longitude: -109.9253 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bisbee 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 329.157 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.323 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.054 degrees. |