Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mormon 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 Mormon Crossing:
  • 34.616975, -110.787630
  • 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 Mormon 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 Mormon Crossing is near Navajo County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navajo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Mormon Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mormon 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.

• Forest Lakes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Forest Lakes is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lakes <1>
• Horse Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Horse Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Crossing
• Hunter Creek Ranch
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Creek Ranch is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Creek Ranch
• Kinder Crossing
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Kinder Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Crossing
• Little Spring
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Little Spring is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Spring
• Macks Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Macks Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Crossing
• Mountain Meadow
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Meadow is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadow
• Mule Crossing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mule Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Crossing
• Rock Crossing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Rock Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
• Sleepy Hollow
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Turkey Crossing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkey Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mormon Crossing and extending to:

• Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mormon Crossing to Flagstaff, with an average speed<3> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,879 miles [3,024 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,105 miles [13,043.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'