Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sawmill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sawmill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sawmill
- 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 Sawmill:
- 35.899562, -109.165050
- 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 Sawmill
- 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 Apache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Apache County
- Since Sawmill is near McKinley County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McKinley County
- eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Sawmill ...
We found three communities that share the name Sawmill.
There is one other community in Arizona which is also named Sawmill.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arizona ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawmill ...
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.
- Bonita Trading Post
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita Trading Post have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Trading Post
- Bonita Trading Post is located in Apache County
- Crystal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Fort Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
- Fort Defiance is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Defiance <4>
- Milkwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Navajo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
- Navajo is located in McKinley County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navajo <4>
- Window Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Window Rock
- Window Rock is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Window Rock <4>
- Wood Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs
- Wood Springs is located in Apache County
- Woodsprings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsprings
- Woodsprings is located in Apache County
- Woodsprings has also been known as:
- Woodspring Trading Post
How Far From Sawmill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sawmill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sawmill and extending to:
- Saint Johns, which is the Seat of Apache County, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Sawmill to Saint Johns, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,982 miles [12,845.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sawmill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sawmill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sawmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8996, Longitude: -109.1650 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sawmill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sawmill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.254 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.873 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.534 degrees. |