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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 Wingfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wingfield 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 Wingfield:
- 34.570859, -111.305417
- 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 Wingfield
- 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 Wingfield is near Gila County and also Yavapai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gila County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai 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 Wingfield
Communities Also Named Wingfield ...
We found one communities that are also named Wingfield.
There is one other community in Arizona that is also named Wingfield.
Beyond Arizona.
- Communities Located In Arizona ...
- Yavapai County
- This Wingfield is located in Yavapai County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west of the Wingfield that is located in Coconino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Wingfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingfield ...
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.
- Happy Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Horse Crossing is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Crossing
- Jones Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Kinder Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kinder Crossing is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Crossing
- Little Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Spring is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Spring
- Long Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Valley is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Lost Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Eden is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Macks Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Macks Crossing is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Crossing
- Rock Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Crossing is located in Coconino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
- Whispering Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Gila County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Wingfield 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 Wingfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wingfield and extending to:
- Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wingfield to Flagstaff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 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 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wingfield) 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 Wingfield 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 Wingfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5709, Longitude: -111.3054 In this case, the coordinates for Wingfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.739 degrees. |
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