Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tonto Estate:
  • 34.358923, -111.094576
  • 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 Tonto Estate

• 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 Gila County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gila County
  • Since Tonto Estate is near Coconino County and also Navajo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino County
  • 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 Tonto Estate

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tonto Estate ...

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.

• Bear Flat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bear Flat is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Flat
• Hunter Creek Ranch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter Creek Ranch is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Creek Ranch
• Mountain Meadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Meadow is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadow
• Mule Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mule Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Crossing
• Sleepy Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Star Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Valley is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Star Valley has also been known as:
  • Diamond Star
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Valley <1>
• Sun Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sun Valley is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Tonto Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tonto Village is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonto Village
• Turkey Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkey Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Crossing
• Whispering Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Wonder Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wonder Valley is located in Gila County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Valley

How Far From Tonto Estate 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 Tonto Estate to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Globe, which is the Seat of Gila County, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tonto Estate to Globe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 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 8,130 miles [13,084 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'