Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nortons Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nortons Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nortons Landing
- 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 Nortons Landing:
- 33.050595, -114.644122
- 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 Nortons Landing
- 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 La Paz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for La Paz County
- Since Nortons Landing is near Imperial County and also Yuma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- eBird sighting report for Yuma 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 Nortons Landing ...
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.
- Bard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Bard is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bard <1>
- Cactus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Clyde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Dunes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Felicity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
- Felicity is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <1>
- Fishers Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
- Fishers Landing is located in Yuma County
- Kool Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kool Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kool Corner
- Kool Corner is located in Yuma County
- Martinez Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Lake
- Martinez Lake is located in Yuma County
- Paymaster Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paymaster Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paymaster Landing
- Paymaster Landing is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Winterhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven
- Winterhaven is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterhaven <1>
How Far From Nortons Landing 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 Nortons Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nortons Landing and extending to:
- Parker, which is the Seat of La Paz County, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Nortons Landing to Parker, with an average speed<4>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 151 miles [243 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 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 8,308 miles [13,370.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nortons Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nortons Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nortons Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0506, Longitude: -114.6441 In this case, the coordinates for Nortons Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Nortons Landing 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 333.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.581 degrees. |