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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Polacca:
    • 35.834668, -110.379779
    • 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 Polacca
  • 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:
    • eBird sighting report for Navajo County
    • Since Polacca is near Apache County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Apache 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 Polacca ...

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.

  • Cedar Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Cedar Springs is located in Navajo County
  • First Mesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Mesa
    • First Mesa is located in Navajo County
  • Hard Rocks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Rocks
    • Hard Rocks is located in Navajo County
  • Low Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Mountain
    • Low Mountain is located in Navajo County
  • Pink Arrow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Arrow
    • Pink Arrow is located in Navajo County
  • Second Mesa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoke Signal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Signal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Signal
    • Smoke Signal is located in Navajo County
  • Steamboat
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Steamboat is located in Apache County
  • Steamboat Canyon
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Canyon
    • Steamboat Canyon is located in Apache County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Polacca and extending to:

  • Holbrook, which is the Seat of Navajo County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Polacca to Holbrook, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 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 8,021 miles [12,908.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polacca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Polacca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polacca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8347, Longitude: -110.3798    
<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 Polacca 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 330.182 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.975 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.195 degrees.









 

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