Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coal Mine Mesa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal Mine Mesa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coal Mine Mesa
- 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 Coal Mine Mesa:
- 35.959721, -110.939584
- 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 Coal Mine Mesa
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Coconino County
- Since Coal Mine Mesa is near Navajo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Navajo 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 Coal Mine Mesa ...
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.
- Hard Rocks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Rocks
- Hard Rocks is located in Navajo County
- Hidden Springs Mission
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Springs Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Springs Mission
- Hidden Springs Mission is located in Coconino County
- Rare Metals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rare Metals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rare Metals
- Rare Metals is located in Coconino County
- Red Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Sand Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Coconino County
- Second Mesa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Mesa
- Second Mesa is located in Navajo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Second Mesa <2>
- Tuba City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuba City
- Tuba City is located in Coconino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuba City <2>
- Willow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Coconino County
How Far From Coal Mine Mesa 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 Coal Mine Mesa 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 Coal Mine Mesa once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Coal Mine Mesa and extending to:
- Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coal Mine Mesa to Flagstaff, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 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 8,030 miles [12,923 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.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 Coal Mine Mesa, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Mine Mesa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Mine Mesa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9597, Longitude: -110.9396 In this case, the coordinates for Coal Mine Mesa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Coal Mine Mesa 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 330.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.527 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.497 degrees. |