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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 Coolidge Dam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coolidge Dam 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 Coolidge Dam:
- 33.182005, -110.526489
- 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 Coolidge Dam
- 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 Gila County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gila County
- Since Coolidge Dam is near Graham County and also Pinal County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinal 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 Coolidge Dam
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolidge Dam ...
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.
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Claypool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Hill is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Cutter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cutter is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inspiration
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inspiration is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
- Kelvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kelvin is located in Pinal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
- Lower Miami
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Miami is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Miami
- Parsons Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parsons Grove is located in Pinal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Grove
- Radium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Radium is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Rocky Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Junction is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Junction
How Far From Coolidge Dam 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 Coolidge Dam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coolidge Dam and extending to:
- Globe, which is the Seat of Gila County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coolidge Dam to Globe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,419 miles [11,939.7 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 8,182 miles [13,167.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coolidge Dam) 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 Coolidge Dam 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 Coolidge Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1820, Longitude: -110.5265 In this case, the coordinates for Coolidge Dam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.349 degrees. |
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