Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Solomon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solomon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Solomon
- 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 Solomon:
- 32.814534, -109.630675
- 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 Solomon
- 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since Solomon is near Greenlee County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Greenlee 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 Solomon ...
We found six communities that share the name Solomon.
Within Arizona, the name Solomon is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Solomon lies 3,161 miles [5,087.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Solomon that is located in Graham County.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Solomon ...
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.
- Cactus Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
- Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Graham County
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Graham County
- Gripe
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Lone Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Swift Trail Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
- Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
- Turkey Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Flat
- Turkey Flat is located in Graham County
How Far From Solomon 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 Solomon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Solomon and extending to:
- Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies just to the West.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Solomon to Phoenix, with an average speed<4>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 1,861 miles [2,995 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 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 8,176 miles [13,158 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Solomon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Solomon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Solomon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Solomon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8145, Longitude: -109.6307 |
| <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 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 Solomon 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 329.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.884 degrees. |