Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McGuire Crossing:
  • 34.455309, -111.020687
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on McGuire Crossing

• 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 Coconino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino County
  • Since McGuire Crossing is near Gila County and also Navajo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gila County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navajo 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for McGuire Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGuire Crossing ...

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.

• Bear Flat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bear Flat is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Flat
• Horse Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Horse Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Crossing
• Hunter Creek Ranch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Creek Ranch is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Creek Ranch
• Kinder Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinder Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Crossing
• Macks Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Macks Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Crossing
• Mountain Meadow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Meadow is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadow
• Mule Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mule Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Crossing
• Rock Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
• Sleepy Hollow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Tonto Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tonto Village is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonto Village
• Turkey Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Turkey Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Crossing

How Far From McGuire Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McGuire Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McGuire Crossing and extending to:

• Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McGuire Crossing to Flagstaff, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,122 miles [13,071.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'