Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Three Way, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Way and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Three Way
- 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 Three Way:
- 32.948399, -109.230346
- 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 Three Way
- 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 Greenlee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenlee County
- Since Three Way is near Grant County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Graham 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 Three Way ...
We found five communities that share the name Three Way.
Within Arizona, the name Three Way is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Three Way is located in Craighead County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Three Way that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Three Way.
- Mississippi County
- This Three Way is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the east northeast of the Three Way that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Three Way.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Three Way [Gibson County].
- Madison County
- This Three Way is located in Madison County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Three Way that is located in Greenlee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Three Way.
- Texas
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Way ...
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.
- Fox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Greenlee County
- Gripe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Gunn Place ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Place
- Gunn Place is located in Grant County (NM)
- Mule Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
- Mule Creek is located in Grant County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <4>
- Plantsite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Spur Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spur Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur Cross
- Spur Cross is located in Greenlee County
- Stargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Steeplerock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplerock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplerock
- Steeplerock is located in Grant County (NM)
How Far From Three Way 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 Three Way to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Three Way and extending to:
- Clifton, which is the Seat of Greenlee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Three Way to Phoenix, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 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 8,156 miles [13,125.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Way. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenlee County: www.co.greenlee.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 '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- Three Way) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Way. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9484, Longitude: -109.2303 In this case, the coordinates for Three Way have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Three Way 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. |
| <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 Three Way 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 328.874 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.13 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.673 degrees. |