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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 Tumacacori - Carmen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tumacacori - Carmen and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tumacacori - Carmen:
    • 31.561157, -111.04781
    • 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 Tumacacori - Carmen
  • 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 Santa Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
    • Since Tumacacori - Carmen is near Pima County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pima 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 Tumacacori - Carmen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tumacacori - Carmen ...

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.

  • Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Continental ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Continental is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Green Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
  • Kino Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
  • Partridge ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Partridge is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruby is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Trench Camp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Trench Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trench Camp
  • Yank's Spring ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yank's Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yank's Spring

How Far From Tumacacori - Carmen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tumacacori - Carmen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Nogales, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tumacacori - Carmen to Nogales, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,971 miles [3,172 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,531 miles [12,120 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 8,293 miles [13,346.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Tumacacori - Carmen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tumacacori - Carmen 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 330.046 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.412 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.637 degrees.