Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Point of Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point of Pines and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Point of Pines
- 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 Point of Pines:
- 33.365889, -109.751475
- 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 Point of Pines
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since Point of Pines is near Greenlee County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenlee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Point of Pines ...
We found three communities that share the name Point of Pines.
Within Arizona, the name Point of Pines is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Point of Pines [Middlesex County].
- Suffolk County
- This Point of Pines is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Point of Pines that is located in Graham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Point of Pines.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Point of Pines is located in Rutland County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Point of Pines that is located in Graham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Point of Pines.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point of Pines ...
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.
- Cork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Eden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Geronimo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Indian Hot Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hot Springs
- Indian Hot Springs is located in Graham County
- Rocky Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Junction
- Rocky Junction is located in Gila County
- Spur Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spur Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur Cross
- Spur Cross is located in Greenlee County
- Stargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Point of Pines 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 Point of Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point of Pines and extending to:
- Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Point of Pines to Safford, 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 133 miles [214 km] to the west (W). 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 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 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 8,148 miles [13,112.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point of Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Point of Pines could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point of Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point of Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3659, Longitude: -109.7515 In this case, the coordinates for Point of Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Point of Pines 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 329.339 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.73 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.936 degrees. |