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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 Wagoner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagoner 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 Wagoner:
    • 34.213488, -112.535385
    • 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 Wagoner
  • 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
    • Since Wagoner is near Maricopa County and also Coconino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino 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 Wagoner

Communities Also Named Wagoner ...

We found nine communities that are also named Wagoner.

Within Arizona, the name Wagoner is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Wagoner is located in Shasta County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Wagoner.
    • Indiana
      • Fulton County
      • This Wagoner is located in Fulton County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Wagoner.
      • Miami County
      • This Wagoner is located in Miami County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km] to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Wagoner.
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Wagoner is located in Pike County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Wagoner.
    • Missouri
      • Cedar County
      • This Wagoner is located in Cedar County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Wagoner.
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • This Wagoner is located in Ashe County and lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Wagoner.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Wagoner is located in Yadkin County and lies 1,788 miles [2,877.5 km] to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Wagoner.
    • Oklahoma
      • Wagoner County
      • This Wagoner is located in Wagoner County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Wagoner.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • This Wagoner is located in Mineral County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yavapai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Wagoner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagoner ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Wagoner once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wagoner and extending to:

  • Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wagoner to Prescott, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,982 miles [3,189.7 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 7,413 miles [11,930.1 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 8,179 miles [13,162.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wagoner) 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wagoner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Wagoner 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 Wagoner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2135, Longitude: -112.5354    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.639 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.579 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.416 degrees.