Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lochiel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lochiel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lochiel
- 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 Lochiel:
- 31.335833, -110.624397
- 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 Lochiel
- 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 Lochiel is near Cochise County and also Pima County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cochise County
- eBird sighting report for Pima 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 Lochiel ...
We found five communities that share the name Lochiel.
Within Arizona, the name Lochiel is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Ontario
- This Lochiel lies 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lochiel that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania community of Lochiel [Dauphin County].
- Union County
- This Lochiel is located in Union County and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lochiel that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lochiel.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lochiel ...
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.
- Black Bear Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear Spring
- Black Bear Spring is located in Cochise County
- Bonnie Blink
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Blink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
- Fry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Kino Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
- Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Signal Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
- Signal Village is located in Cochise County
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Cochise County
- Trench Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trench Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trench Camp
- Trench Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Village Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Meadows
- Village Meadows is located in Cochise County
How Far From Lochiel 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 Lochiel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Lochiel once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lochiel and extending to:
- Nogales, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lochiel to Nogales, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,955 miles [3,146.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 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 8,294 miles [13,347.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lochiel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lochiel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3358, Longitude: -110.6244 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Lochiel 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> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lochiel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lochiel 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 329.678 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.944 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.416 degrees. |