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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake-of-the-Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake-of-the-Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake-of-the-Woods:
    • 34.163932, -109.989552
    • 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 Lake-of-the-Woods
  • 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 Lake-of-the-Woods ...

We found ten communities that share the name Lake-of-the-Woods.

Within Arizona, the name Lake-of-the-Woods is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Lake-of-the-Woods is located in Kern County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lake-of-the-Woods that is located in Navajo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Lake-of-the-Woods.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Lake-of-the-Woods is located in Champaign County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake-of-the-Woods that is located in Navajo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Lake-of-the-Woods.
      • Peoria 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 Illinois community of Lake-of-the-Woods [Peoria County].
      • Will County
      • This Lake-of-the-Woods is located in Will County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east northeast of the Lake-of-the-Woods that is located in Navajo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Lake-of-the-Woods.
    • Indiana
      • Marshall 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 Indiana community of Lake-of-the-Woods [Marshall County].
    • Michigan
      • Branch 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 Michigan community of Lake-of-the-Woods [Branch County].
    • Missouri
      • Grundy 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 Missouri community of Lake-of-the-Woods [Grundy County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Lake-of-the-Woods.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Lake-of-the-Woods is located in Klamath County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake-of-the-Woods that is located in Navajo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Lake-of-the-Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake-of-the-Woods ...

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.

  • Bell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Navajo County
  • Cedar Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Gila County
  • Cedar Creek Crossing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Crossing
    • Cedar Creek Crossing is located in Gila County
  • Clay Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Pine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Pine
    • Indian Pine is located in Navajo County
  • Robinson Trail Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Trail Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Trail Crossing
    • Robinson Trail Crossing is located in Navajo County
  • Show Low
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Navajo County
  • Snowflake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

How Far From Lake-of-the-Woods 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 Lake-of-the-Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake-of-the-Woods and extending to:

  • Holbrook, which is the Seat of Navajo County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lake-of-the-Woods to Holbrook, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,108 miles [13,048.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake-of-the-Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake-of-the-Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake-of-the-Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1639, Longitude: -109.9896       In this case, the coordinates for Lake-of-the-Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lake-of-the-Woods 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>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.
<6>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 Lake-of-the-Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.644 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.173 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.042 degrees.




 

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