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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 San Agustin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Agustin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 San Agustin:
    • 31.602308, -111.894842
    • 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 San Agustin
  • 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
  • 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 San Agustin ...

We found one communities that share the name San Agustin.

Within Arizona, the name San Agustin is unique.

Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named San Agustin in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • This San Agustin is located in El Paso County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east of the San Agustin that is located in Pima County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of San Agustin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Agustin ...

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.

  • Cowlic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlic
    • Cowlic is located in Pima County
  • Sandwash Mill
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwash Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwash Mill
    • Sandwash Mill is located in Pima County
  • Sells
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Agustin and extending to:

  • Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could drive a straight line from San Agustin to Tucson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 128 miles [206 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,015 miles [3,242.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,554 miles [12,157 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 8,317 miles [13,384.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- San Agustin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Agustin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6023, Longitude: -111.8948       In this case, the coordinates for San Agustin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 San Agustin 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 330.716 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.228 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.083 degrees.









 

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