Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vaiva Vo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vaiva Vo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vaiva Vo
- 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 Vaiva Vo:
- 32.718645, -111.927157
- 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 Vaiva Vo
- 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 Pinal County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- Since Vaiva Vo is near Maricopa County and also Pima County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vaiva Vo ...
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.
- Big Horn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Burns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Casa Blanca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
- Cottonwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Pinal County
- Eleven Mile Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile Corner
- Eleven Mile Corner is located in Pinal County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleven Mile Corner <2>
- Freeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Friendly Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corners
- Friendly Corners is located in Pinal County
- Heaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Jackrabbit House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackrabbit House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackrabbit House
- Jackrabbit House is located in Pinal County
- Kaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaka
- Kaka is located in Maricopa County
- Peters Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
- Peters Corner is located in Pinal County
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Pinal County
- Sweetwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
How Far From Vaiva Vo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vaiva Vo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Vaiva Vo and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Pinal County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vaiva Vo to Florence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 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 8,251 miles [13,278.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vaiva Vo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vaiva Vo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vaiva Vo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7186, Longitude: -111.9272 |
| <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 Vaiva Vo 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 330.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.10 degrees. |