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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 Rio Rico Southeast, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio Rico Southeast 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 Rio Rico Southeast:
- 31.449089, -110.94581
- 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 Rio Rico Southeast
- 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 Santa Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Rio Rico Southeast is near Pima County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pima 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 Rio Rico Southeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio Rico Southeast ...
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.
- Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Greaterville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
- Kino Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
- Partridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Trench Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trench Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trench Camp
- Yank's Spring ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yank's Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yank's Spring
How Far From Rio Rico Southeast 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 Rio Rico Southeast to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rio Rico Southeast and extending to:
- Nogales, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies just to the South.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rio Rico Southeast to Phoenix, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 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 8,297 miles [13,352.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rio Rico Southeast) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rio Rico Southeast to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.947 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.281 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.584 degrees. |
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