Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fortuna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fortuna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fortuna
- 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 Fortuna:
- 32.690603, -114.453003
- 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 Fortuna
- 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 Yuma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yuma County
- Since Fortuna is near Imperial County and also La Paz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- eBird sighting report for La Paz 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
Communities Also Named Fortuna ...
We found seven communities that share the name Fortuna.
Within Arizona, the name Fortuna is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno 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 California community of Fortuna [Fresno County].
- Humboldt County
- This Fortuna is located in Humboldt County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fortuna that is located in Yuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fortuna.
- Florida
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fortuna ...
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.
- Bard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Bard is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bard <3>
- Dome ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome
- Dome is located in Yuma County
- Dunes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Felicity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
- Felicity is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <3>
- Fishers Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
- Fishers Landing is located in Yuma County
- Kool Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kool Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kool Corner
- Kool Corner is located in Yuma County
- Martinez Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Lake
- Martinez Lake is located in Yuma County
- Steam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
- Steam is located in Yuma County
- Winterhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven
- Winterhaven is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterhaven <3>
How Far From Fortuna 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 Fortuna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Fortuna once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fortuna and extending to:
- Yuma, which is the Seat of Yuma County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fortuna to Yuma, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,558 miles [12,163.4 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 8,325 miles [13,397.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yuma County: www.co.yuma.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Fortuna 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fortuna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fortuna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6906, Longitude: -114.4530 In this case, the coordinates for Fortuna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fortuna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fortuna 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 332.932 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.017 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.472 degrees. |