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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pima County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hacienda Los Encino

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)
  • Bonnie Blink is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Blink
• Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
• Fry
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Fry is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Greaterville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greaterville is located in Pima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
• Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
• Kino Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
• Signal Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal Village is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Trench Camp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Trench Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trench Camp

How Far From Hacienda Los Encino 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 Hacienda Los Encino to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hacienda Los Encino and extending to:

• Nogales, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hacienda Los Encino to Nogales, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'