Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Abeyta:
  • 37.079743, -104.186365
  • 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 Abeyta

• 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 Las Animas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
  • Since Abeyta is near Colfax County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Colfax County
  • eBird sighting report for Union 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 Abeyta ...

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.

• Brilliant ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
• Cokedale
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
  • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Earl
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Earl is located in Las Animas County
• Madrid ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
• Model
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model
  • Model is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model <2>
• Starkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <2>
• Walts Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walts Corner
  • Walts Corner is located in Las Animas County
• Yankee ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee
  • Yankee is located in Colfax County (NM)

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

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

• Trinidad, which is the Seat of Las Animas County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abeyta to Trinidad, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 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 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/