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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 Lookout Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lookout Mountain 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 Lookout Mountain:
    • 33.623374, -112.027926
    • 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 Lookout Mountain
  • 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 Lookout Mountain ...

We found four communities that share the name Lookout Mountain.

Within Arizona, the name Lookout Mountain is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lookout Mountain [Jefferson County].
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Lookout Mountain is located in Walker County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<2> to the east of the Lookout Mountain that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Lookout Mountain.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lookout Mountain [Chautauqua County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Lookout Mountain is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<2> to the east of the Lookout Mountain that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lookout Mountain.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lookout Mountain ...

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.

  • Cactus
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
    • Cactus is located in Maricopa County
  • Greentrails
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentrails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentrails
    • Greentrails is located in Maricopa County
  • Heritage Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Highlands
    • Heritage Highlands is located in Maricopa County
  • Links Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Links Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links Point
    • Links Point is located in Maricopa County
  • Moon Valley Canyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Valley Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley Canyon
    • Moon Valley Canyon is located in Maricopa County
  • Mountain Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
    • Mountain Vista is located in Maricopa County
  • Paradise City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise City
    • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
  • Pepper Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
    • Pepper Ridge is located in Maricopa County
  • Quail Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Quail Valley is located in Maricopa County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sandalwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
      • Sandalwood is located in Maricopa County
    • Shadow Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
      • Shadow Mountain is located in Maricopa County
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
      • Sunset Hills is located in Maricopa County
    • Sweetwater Garden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Garden
      • Sweetwater Garden is located in Maricopa County
    • Turtle Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
      • Turtle Creek is located in Maricopa County
    • Village Fairways
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Fairways have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Fairways
      • Village Fairways is located in Maricopa County

How Far From Lookout Mountain 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 Lookout Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lookout Mountain and extending to:

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lookout Mountain to Phoenix, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,200 miles [13,196.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lookout Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lookout Mountain 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lookout Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lookout Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6234, Longitude: -112.0279       In this case, the coordinates for Lookout Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<5>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 Lookout Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.15 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.937 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.147 degrees.




 

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