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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 Fenner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenner 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 Fenner:
- 31.970083, -110.231183
- 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 Fenner
- 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
- Since Fenner is near Pima County and also Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pima 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 Fenner
Communities Also Named Fenner ...
We found three communities that are also named Fenner.
Within Arizona, the name Fenner is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Fenner is located in San Bernardino County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fenner that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Fenner.
- New York
- Madison County
- This Fenner is located in Madison County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fenner that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fenner.
- Monroe County
- This Fenner is located in Monroe County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km] to the east northeast of the Fenner that is located in Cochise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fenner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenner ...
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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Cochise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Contention City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Contention City is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
- Contention City has also been known as:
- Contention
- Escalante Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Escalante Crossing is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante Crossing
- Hookers Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hookers Hot Springs is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Hot Springs
- Lewis Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis Springs is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Springs
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Tombstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whetstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Fenner 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 Fenner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fenner and extending to:
- Bisbee, which is the Seat of Cochise County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fenner to Bisbee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,916 miles [3,083.5 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<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 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fenner) 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 Fenner 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 Fenner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9701, Longitude: -110.2312 In this case, the coordinates for Fenner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.483 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.769 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.209 degrees. |
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