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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Happy Jack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy Jack and the surrounding area.
- 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 Happy Jack:
- 34.742922, -111.408742
- 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 Happy Jack
- 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 Coconino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino County
- Since Happy Jack is near Yavapai County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Happy Jack
Communities Also Named Happy Jack ...
We found one communities that are also named Happy Jack.
Within Arizona, the name Happy Jack is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Happy Jack in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the east of the Happy Jack that is located in Coconino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Happy Jack.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy Jack ...
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.
- Jones Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Little Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Spring is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Spring
- Long Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Long Valley is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Lost Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Eden is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Mormon Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Playground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Playground is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Playground
- Rockledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stoneman Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Happy Jack to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Happy Jack to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Happy Jack and extending to:
- Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Happy Jack to Flagstaff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,116 miles [13,061.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Happy Jack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Happy Jack to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Jack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7429, Longitude: -111.4087 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.791 degrees. |
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