Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Los Fuertes:
  • 37.134462, -105.379733
  • 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 Los Fuertes

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

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
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Anchor is located in Taos County (NM)
• Fir
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
  • Fir is located in Costilla County
• Midnight ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
  • Midnight is located in Taos County (NM)
• Monument Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
  • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
• Stonewall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
• Stonewall Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Gap
  • Stonewall Gap is located in Las Animas County
• Sunshine
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Sunshine is located in Taos County (NM)
• Sunshine Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 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 (NM)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Los Fuertes and extending to:

• San Luis, which is the Seat of Costilla County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Los Fuertes to Denver, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,540 miles [2,478.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,795 miles [12,544.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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