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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 Elfrida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elfrida 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 Elfrida:
- 31.685341, -109.687396
- 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 Elfrida
- 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Elfrida
Communities Also Named Elfrida ...
We found one communities that are also named Elfrida.
Within Arizona, the name Elfrida is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Elfrida in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Elfrida lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Elfrida that is located in Cochise County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elfrida ...
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 Diamond ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Double Adobe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Kansas Settlement
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kansas Settlement is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Settlement
- Lewis Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lewis Springs is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Springs
- Paul Spur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paul Spur is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Spur
- Tintown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tintown is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintown
- Tombstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Elfrida 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 Elfrida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elfrida and extending to:
- Bisbee, which is the Seat of Cochise County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elfrida to Bisbee, 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,483 miles [12,042.7 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 8,244 miles [13,267.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Elfrida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elfrida 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 Elfrida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6853, Longitude: -109.6874 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.015 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.176 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.929 degrees. |
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