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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Forest Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Lakes and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forest Lakes:
    • 34.330216, -110.799947
    • 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 Forest Lakes
  • 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

Communities Also Named Forest Lakes ...

We found three communities that share the name Forest Lakes.

Within Arizona, the name Forest Lakes is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Sarasota County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Forest Lakes [Sarasota County].
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Forest Lakes is located in Newton County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<2> to the east of the Forest Lakes that is located in Coconino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Forest Lakes.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Forest Lakes is located in Charleston County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<2> to the east of the Forest Lakes that is located in Coconino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Forest Lakes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Lakes ...

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.

  • Bear Flat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Grasshopper
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter Creek Ranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Creek Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Creek Ranch
    • Hunter Creek Ranch is located in Gila County
  • Mormon Crossing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Crossing
    • Mormon Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Mountain Meadow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadow
    • Mountain Meadow is located in Gila County
  • Mule Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mule Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Crossing
    • Mule Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Gila County
  • Tonto Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Crossing
    • Turkey Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Young
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Forest Lakes 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 Forest Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Lakes and extending to:

  • Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Forest Lakes to Flagstaff, with an average speed<6>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,886 miles [3,035.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Forest Lakes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Forest Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3302, Longitude: -110.7999    
<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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Forest Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.296 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.973 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.472 degrees.




 

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