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

When in Tselakai Dezza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tselakai Dezza 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 Tselakai Dezza:
    • 37.203057, -109.606509
    • 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 Tselakai Dezza
  • 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 San Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Juan County
    • Since Tselakai Dezza is near Apache County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Apache 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 Tselakai Dezza ...

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.

  • Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Water
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Water
    • Little Water is located in San Juan County
  • Mexican Hat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mexican Water
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Water
    • Mexican Water is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Montezuma Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Lake Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Village
    • Red Lake Village is located in San Juan County
  • Red Mesa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mesa
    • Red Mesa is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Sand Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Sand Springs is located in Apache County (AZ)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tselakai Dezza and extending to:

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tselakai Dezza to Monticello, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 274 miles [441 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 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 7,918 miles [12,742.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tselakai Dezza. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Tselakai Dezza) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tselakai Dezza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2031, Longitude: -109.6065       In this case, the coordinates for Tselakai Dezza have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tselakai Dezza 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 329.759 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.599 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.706 degrees.









 

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