Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sunrise Springs:
  • 35.603624, -109.745389
  • 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 Sunrise Springs

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Apache County
  • Since Sunrise Springs is near Navajo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navajo 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 Sunrise Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Springs ...

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.

• Cornfields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornfields is located in Apache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfields
• Greasewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greasewood is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasewood
• Indian Wells
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Wells is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Wells <1>
• Steamboat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Steamboat is located in Apache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
• Steamboat Canyon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Steamboat Canyon is located in Apache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Canyon
• Tanner Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Tanner Springs is located in Apache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Springs
• Twin Buttes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Buttes is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
• Wide Ruins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wide Ruins is located in Apache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Ruins
• Wood Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood Springs is located in Apache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs
• Woodsprings
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodsprings is located in Apache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsprings
  • Woodsprings has also been known as:
  • Woodspring Trading Post

How Far From Sunrise Springs 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 Sunrise Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sunrise Springs and extending to:

• Saint Johns, which is the Seat of Apache County, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Sunrise Springs to Saint Johns, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,802 miles [2,900 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,016 miles [12,900.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'