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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tucson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tucson 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 Tucson:
- 32.221537, -110.926620
- 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 Tucson
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pima County
- Since Tucson is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinal 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 Tucson
Communities Also Named Tucson ...
We found one communities that are also named Tucson.
Within Arizona, the name Tucson is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Tucson in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Tucson is located in Ross County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tucson that is located in Pima County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Tucson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tucson ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amphitheater is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphitheater
- Flowing Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Wells is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Wells
- Jaynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynes is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes
- Kino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kino is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Littletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littletown is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Mount Lemmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Polo Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Polo Village is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
- Soldier Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier Camp is located in Pima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Camp
- Summerhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Tucson 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 city such as Tucson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tucson and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tucson to Phoenix, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,946 miles [3,131.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,488 miles [12,050.8 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 8,251 miles [13,278.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tucson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tucson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tucson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2215, Longitude: -110.9266 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.064 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.496 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.572 degrees. |
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