Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Columbine:
  • 32.707291, -109.909524
  • 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 Old Columbine

• 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
  • Since Old Columbine is near Cochise County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise 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 Old Columbine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Columbine ...

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.

• Bonita ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonita is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Cactus Flat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
• Central
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Central is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dublin is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Graham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Graham is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Light ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Light is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Lone Star
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Swift Trail Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
• Turkey Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Flat is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Flat

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

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

• Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Columbine to Safford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 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 8,191 miles [13,182.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'