Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amalia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amalia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amalia
- 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 Amalia:
- 36.942345, -105.454903
- 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 Amalia
- 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 Taos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Since Amalia is near Costilla County and also Colfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Costilla County
- eBird sighting report for Colfax 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 Amalia ...
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.
- Anchor ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
- Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
- Hematite ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Lobo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Midnight ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Red River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Red River is located in Taos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <2>
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Sunshine Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
- Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County
- Twining ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Amalia 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 Amalia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Amalia and extending to:
- Taos, which is the Seat of Taos County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Amalia to Taos, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 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 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amalia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Amalia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amalia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9423, Longitude: -105.4549 |
| <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 Amalia 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 326.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.807 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.49 degrees. |