Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ferguson Place Windmill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferguson Place Windmill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ferguson Place Windmill
- 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 Ferguson Place Windmill:
- 34.346692, -112.733511
- 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 Ferguson Place Windmill
- 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Since Ferguson Place Windmill is near Coconino County and also Maricopa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coconino County
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa 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 Ferguson Place Windmill ...
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.
- Congress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Congress is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congress <1>
- Congress Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congress Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Junction
- Congress Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Date
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Grand View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Yavapai County
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Octave ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Peeples Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples Valley
- Peeples Valley is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peeples Valley <1>
- Skull Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Valley
- Skull Valley is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skull Valley <1>
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Ferguson Place Windmill 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 Ferguson Place Windmill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ferguson Place Windmill and extending to:
- Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ferguson Place Windmill to Prescott, with an average speed<5> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 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 8,177 miles [13,159.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ferguson Place Windmill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Ferguson Place Windmill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferguson Place Windmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3467, Longitude: -112.7335 In this case, the coordinates for Ferguson Place Windmill 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 Ferguson Place Windmill 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 331.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.803 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.523 degrees. |