Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tucson Country Club Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tucson Country Club Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tucson Country Club Estates
- 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 Tucson Country Club Estates:
- 32.259242, -110.858699
- 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 Tucson Country Club Estates
- 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 Pima County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pima County
- Since Tucson Country Club Estates is near Pinal County and also Cochise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- eBird sighting report for Cochise 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tucson Country Club Estates ...
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.
- Amphitheater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphitheater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphitheater
- Amphitheater is located in Pima County
- Flowing Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowing Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Wells
- Flowing Wells is located in Pima County
- Jaynes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Kino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Littletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Littletown is located in Pima County
- Mount Lemmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lemmon
- Mount Lemmon is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Lemmon <2>
- Polo Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
- Polo Village is located in Pima County
- Soldier Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Camp
- Soldier Camp is located in Pima County
- Summerhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Summerhaven is located in Pima County
- Willow Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Canyon
- Willow Canyon is located in Pima County
How Far From Tucson Country Club Estates 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 Tucson Country Club Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tucson Country Club Estates and extending to:
- Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tucson Country Club Estates to Phoenix, with an average speed<4>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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,484 miles [12,044.3 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 8,247 miles [13,272.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tucson Country Club Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tucson Country Club Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tucson Country Club Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2592, Longitude: -110.8587 In this case, the coordinates for Tucson Country Club Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tucson Country Club Estates 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 330.017 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.536 degrees. |