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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 Alfalfa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alfalfa 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 Alfalfa:
    • 31.755387, -106.381651
    • 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 Alfalfa
  • 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 Alfalfa ...

We found seven communities that share the name Alfalfa.

Within Texas, the name Alfalfa is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This Alfalfa is located in Marengo County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the east of the Alfalfa that is located in El Paso County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Alfalfa.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alfalfa [Finney County].
      • Norton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alfalfa [Norton County].
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Alfalfa is located in Rapides Parish and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east of the Alfalfa that is located in El Paso County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Alfalfa.
    • Oklahoma
      • Caddo County
      • This Alfalfa is located in Caddo County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alfalfa that is located in El Paso County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Alfalfa.
    • Oregon
      • Deschutes County
      • This Alfalfa is located in Deschutes County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alfalfa that is located in El Paso County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deschutes County community of Alfalfa.
    • Washington
      • Yakima County
      • This Alfalfa is located in Yakima County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alfalfa that is located in El Paso County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Alfalfa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alfalfa ...

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.

  • Ellen Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Park
    • Ellen Park is located in El Paso County
    • Ellen Park has also been known as:
    • Ellen Park Colonia
  • Fort Bliss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
  • Lewis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in El Paso County
    • Lewis has also been known as:
    • Lewis Colonia
  • Mission Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Mission Hills is located in El Paso County
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in El Paso County
  • Planeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planeport
    • Planeport is located in El Paso County
  • Roseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in El Paso County
    • Roseville has also been known as:
    • Roseville Colonia
  • Smelter Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
    • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
  • Sparks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in El Paso County
  • Sunshine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in El Paso County
    • Sunshine has also been known as:
    • Sunshine Colonia

How Far From Alfalfa to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alfalfa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alfalfa and extending to:

  • El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies just to the West.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alfalfa to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 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 8,130 miles [13,084 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alfalfa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alfalfa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7554, Longitude: -106.3817       In this case, the coordinates for Alfalfa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Alfalfa 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.
<3>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.
<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 Alfalfa 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 326.534 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.194 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.254 degrees.









 

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