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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 Juanita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juanita 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 Juanita:
- 37.026844, -107.15085
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Juanita
- 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 Archuleta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Archuleta County
- Since Juanita is near Rio Arriba County and also La Plata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Juanita
Communities Also Named Juanita ...
We found five communities that are also named Juanita.
Within Colorado, the name Juanita is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Juanita is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Juanita that is located in Archuleta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Juanita.
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Juanita [New Madrid County].
- New Mexico
- Sandoval County
- Although located in Sandoval County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Juanita.
- North Dakota
- Foster County
- This Juanita is located in Foster County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Juanita that is located in Archuleta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Foster County community of Juanita.
- Washington
- King County
- This Juanita is located in King County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Juanita that is located in Archuleta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Juanita.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juanita ...
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.
- Chimney Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Christopher Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Christopher Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Place
- Dulce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edith is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Gato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lonetree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lonetree is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
- Navajo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Self Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Self Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Place
- Tiffany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tiffany is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Young Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Young Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
How Far From Juanita to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Juanita 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 community of Juanita once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Juanita and extending to:
- Pagosa Springs, which is the Seat of Archuleta County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Juanita to Pagosa Springs, 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 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 7,856 miles [12,643 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Juanita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Juanita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Juanita to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Juanita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0268, Longitude: -107.1509 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.332 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.385 degrees. |
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