Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Algodones, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Algodones and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Algodones
- 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 Algodones:
- 35.380173, -106.479601
- 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 Algodones
- 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- Since Algodones is near Bernalillo County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
- eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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
Communities Also Named Algodones ...
We found one communities that share the name Algodones.
There is one other community in New Mexico which is also named Algodones.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Algodones ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Crest <3>
- Coyote ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Desert Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
- Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
- Dolores ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Forest Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
- Frost ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Golden ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Madrid
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <3>
- Montezuma ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Paradise Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
- Sundance Mesa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa
- Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
How Far From Algodones 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 Algodones to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Algodones and extending to:
- Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Algodones to Santa Fe, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 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 7,929 miles [12,760.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Algodones. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Algodones could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Algodones) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Algodones. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3802, Longitude: -106.4796 |
| <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 Algodones 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 327.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.315 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.139 degrees. |