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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 Drexel - Alvernon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drexel - Alvernon 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 Drexel - Alvernon:
- 32.145653, -110.901428
- 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 Drexel - Alvernon
- 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 Pima County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pima County
- Since Drexel - Alvernon is near Pinal County and also Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz 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 Drexel - Alvernon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drexel - Alvernon ...
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.
- Amphitheater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amphitheater is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphitheater
- Flowing Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Wells is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Wells
- Jaynes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynes is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes
- Kino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kino is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Littletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Littletown is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Mountain View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Polo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polo Village is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
- Vail
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Drexel - Alvernon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drexel - Alvernon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Drexel - Alvernon and extending to:
- Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Drexel - Alvernon to Phoenix, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 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 8,255 miles [13,285.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drexel - Alvernon) 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 Drexel - Alvernon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.559 degrees. |
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