Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Navajo Gospel Mission:
  • 36.036112, -110.509580
  • 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 Navajo Gospel Mission

• 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 Navajo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navajo County
  • Since Navajo Gospel Mission is near Coconino County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino 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 Navajo Gospel Mission

Curious and Interesting Names Near Navajo Gospel Mission ...

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.

• Coal Mine Mesa ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Coal Mine Mesa is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mine Mesa
• First Mesa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • First Mesa is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Mesa
• Hard Rocks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hard Rocks is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Rocks
• Low Mountain
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Low Mountain is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Mountain
• Pink Arrow
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pink Arrow is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Arrow
• Second Mesa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Second Mesa is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Mesa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Second Mesa <1>
• Smoke Signal
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Smoke Signal is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Signal

How Far From Navajo Gospel Mission to ...

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

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

• Holbrook, which is the Seat of Navajo County, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Navajo Gospel Mission to Holbrook, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 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 8,013 miles [12,895.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'