Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in McConnico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McConnico and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McConnico

• 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 McConnico:
  • 35.141248, -114.103417
  • 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 McConnico

• 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 Mohave County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Mohave County
  • Since McConnico is near Clark County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Clark 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near McConnico ...

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.

• Berry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Berry is located in Mohave County
• Butler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Mohave County
• Golden Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
  • Golden Valley is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <2>
• Harris ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Mohave County
• Hilltop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltop is located in Mohave County
• Kingman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Kingman is located in Mohave County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
• Mineral Park ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
  • Mineral Park is located in Mohave County
• Oatman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatman
  • Oatman is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oatman <2>
• Santa Claus ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Mohave County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in McConnico and extending to:

• Kingman, which is the Seat of Mohave County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from McConnico to Phoenix, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 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 8,166 miles [13,141.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

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