Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holbrook
- 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 Holbrook:
- 34.904880, -110.158074
- 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 Holbrook
- 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 Navajo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Navajo County
- Since Holbrook is near Apache County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Apache 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 Holbrook ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Holbrook.
Within Arizona, the name Holbrook is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Holbrook is located in Cleveland County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the east of the Holbrook that is located in Navajo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Holbrook.
- Stanly County
- This Holbrook is located in Stanly County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km] to the east of the Holbrook that is located in Navajo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Holbrook.
- Ontario
- This Holbrook lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holbrook that is located in Navajo County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Holbrook [Boone County].
- Ritchie County
- This Holbrook is located in Ritchie County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Holbrook that is located in Navajo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Holbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holbrook ...
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.
- Goodwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Headquarters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Headquarters is located in Navajo County
- Joseph City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph City
- Joseph City is located in Navajo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Joseph City
- From Holbrook to Joseph City
- Manila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Potter Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Potter Place is located in Apache County
- Rosedale Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Rosedale Heights is located in Navajo County
- Snowflake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Snowflake is located in Navajo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snowflake
- From Holbrook to Snowflake
- Sun Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Navajo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sun Valley
- From Holbrook to Sun Valley
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Navajo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunset
- From Holbrook to Sunset
- Sunset City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
- Sunset City is located in Navajo County
How Far From Holbrook 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 city such as Holbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holbrook and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Holbrook to Phoenix, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 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 8,070 miles [12,987.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Holbrook: www.ci.holbrook.az.us/
The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9049, Longitude: -110.1581 |
| <2> | 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 Holbrook 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Holbrook 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 329.882 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.529 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.11 degrees. |