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

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

  • 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 Tsegi:
    • 36.650489, -110.428466
    • 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 Tsegi
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tsegi ...

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.

  • Baby Rocks
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Rocks
    • Baby Rocks is located in Navajo County
  • Cow Springs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Springs
    • Cow Springs is located in Coconino County
  • Navajo Mountain Mission
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Mountain Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Mountain Mission
    • Navajo Mountain Mission is located in Coconino County

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

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

  • Holbrook, which is the Seat of Navajo County, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Tsegi to Holbrook, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 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 7,974 miles [12,832.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tsegi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tsegi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tsegi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6505, Longitude: -110.4285    
<3>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.
<4>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 Tsegi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.326 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.223 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.187 degrees.









 

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