Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whitted Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitted Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whitted Place

• 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 Whitted Place:
  • 34.731969, -110.960413
  • 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 Whitted Place

• 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 Coconino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino County
  • Since Whitted Place is near Navajo County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navajo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Whitted Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitted Place ...

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.

• Horse Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Crossing
• Kinder Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinder Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Crossing
• Little Spring
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Spring is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Spring
• Lost Eden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lost Eden is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
• Macks Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Macks Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Crossing
• Mormon Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mormon Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Crossing
• Mule Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mule Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Crossing
• Rock Crossing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Crossing is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Whitted Place and extending to:

• Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitted Place to Flagstaff, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,104 miles [13,042.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'