Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sahuarita:
  • 31.922153, -110.986218
  • 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 Sahuarita

• 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 Pima County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Pima County
  • Since Sahuarita is near Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz 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 Sahuarita ...

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.

• Continental ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Pima County
• Greaterville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
  • Greaterville is located in Pima County
• Green Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Green Valley is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <2>
• Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
  • Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
• Littletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
  • Littletown is located in Pima County
• Mountain View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Pima County
• Twin Buttes ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
  • Twin Buttes is located in Pima County
• Vail
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <2>

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

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

• Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sahuarita to Tucson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,958 miles [3,151.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,508 miles [12,083 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 8,270 miles [13,309.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sahuarita: www.ci.sahuarita.az.us/

The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/