Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flowing Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flowing Wells and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flowing Wells
- 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 Flowing Wells:
- 32.293964, -111.009818
- 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 Flowing Wells
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pima County
- Since Flowing Wells is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flowing Wells ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphitheater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphitheater
- Amphitheater is located in Pima County
- Jaynes
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Kino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Littletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Littletown is located in Pima County
- Mount Lemmon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lemmon
- Mount Lemmon is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Lemmon <2>
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Pima County
- Picture Rocks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Picture Rocks is located in Pima County
- Polo Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
- Polo Village is located in Pima County
- Soldier Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Camp
- Soldier Camp is located in Pima County
- Summerhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Summerhaven is located in Pima County
How Far From Flowing Wells 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 Flowing Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Flowing Wells and extending to:
- Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Flowing Wells to Phoenix, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,249 miles [13,275.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flowing Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flowing Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flowing Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2940, Longitude: -111.0098 In this case, the coordinates for Flowing Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flowing Wells to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.615 degrees. |