Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hacienda Los Encino, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hacienda Los Encino and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hacienda Los Encino
- 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 Hacienda Los Encino:
- 31.658979, -110.647304
- 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 Hacienda Los Encino
- 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 Santa Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Hacienda Los Encino is near Pima County and also Cochise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pima County
- eBird sighting report for Cochise 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 Hacienda Los Encino ...
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.
- Bonnie Blink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Blink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Blink
- Bonnie Blink is located in Cochise County
- Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casa Blanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
- Fry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Greaterville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
- Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Kino Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
- Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Signal Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
- Signal Village is located in Cochise County
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Cochise County
- Trench Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trench Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trench Camp
- Trench Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
How Far From Hacienda Los Encino 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 Hacienda Los Encino to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hacienda Los Encino and extending to:
- Nogales, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hacienda Los Encino to Nogales, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 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 8,275 miles [13,317.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hacienda Los Encino. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Hacienda Los Encino) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hacienda Los Encino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6590, Longitude: -110.6473 In this case, the coordinates for Hacienda Los Encino 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 Hacienda Los Encino 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 329.752 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.064 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.428 degrees. |