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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 Zahn's Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zahn's Camp 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 Zahn's Camp:
- 37.209695, -110.596276
- 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 Zahn's Camp
- 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 Zahn's Camp ...
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.
- Bullfrog
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clay Hills Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Hills Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hills Crossing
- Clay Hills Crossing is located in San Juan County
- Halls Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Navajo Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Navajo Mountain Mission
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Mountain Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Mountain Mission
- Navajo Mountain Mission is located in Coconino County (AZ)
- Rainbow City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
- Rainbow City is located in San Juan County
How Far From Zahn's Camp 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 Zahn's Camp 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 Zahn's Camp once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Zahn's Camp and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 82 miles [132 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Zahn's Camp to Monticello, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,946 miles [12,787.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 Zahn's Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<4> | 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- Zahn's Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zahn's Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2097, Longitude: -110.5963 |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Zahn's Camp to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.526 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.513 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.252 degrees. |
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