Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aripine:
  • 34.408371, -110.430955
  • 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 Aripine

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aripine ...

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.

• Clay Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Springs
  • Clay Springs is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Springs <1>
• Forest Lakes
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Forest Lakes is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lakes <1>
• Grasshopper
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasshopper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper
  • Grasshopper is located in Navajo County
• Mormon Crossing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Crossing
  • Mormon Crossing is located in Coconino County
• Robinson Trail Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Trail Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Trail Crossing
  • Robinson Trail Crossing is located in Navajo County
• Show Low
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
  • Show Low is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <1>
• Silver Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Navajo County
• Snowflake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Snowflake is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <1>

How Far From Aripine 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 Aripine 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 Aripine once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Aripine and extending to:

• Holbrook, which is the Seat of Navajo County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aripine to Holbrook, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 114 miles [183.5 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 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 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 8,107 miles [13,047 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/