Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Leupp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Leupp and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Leupp
- 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 Leupp:
- 35.283900, -110.965141
- 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 Old Leupp
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Coconino County
- Since Old Leupp is near Navajo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Leupp ...
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.
- Darling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Lechee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Meteor City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meteor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor City
- Meteor City is located in Coconino County
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sunset ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Sunset City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
- Sunset City is located in Navajo County
- Sunshine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Two Guns ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Guns
- Two Guns is located in Coconino County
- Wolf Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Crossing
- Wolf Crossing is located in Coconino County
How Far From Old Leupp to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Leupp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Leupp and extending to:
- Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Leupp to Flagstaff, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,874 miles [3,015.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 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 8,071 miles [12,989 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Leupp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Leupp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Leupp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2839, Longitude: -110.9651 In this case, the coordinates for Old Leupp 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 Old Leupp 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 330.561 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.379 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.534 degrees. |