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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 San Pablo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Pablo and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 San Pablo:
    • 37.149184, -105.396956
    • 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 San Pablo
  • 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 San Pablo ...

We found seven communities that share the name San Pablo.

Within Colorado, the name San Pablo is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west of the San Pablo that is located in Costilla County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of San Pablo.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This San Pablo is located in Duval County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Pablo that is located in Costilla County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of San Pablo.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • This San Pablo is located in Dona Ana County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the San Pablo that is located in Costilla County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of San Pablo.
      • Guadalupe County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of San Pablo.
      • San Miguel County
      • This San Pablo is located in San Miguel County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south of the San Pablo that is located in Costilla County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of San Pablo.
      • Sandoval County
      • This San Pablo is located in Sandoval County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest of the San Pablo that is located in Costilla County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of San Pablo.
    • Texas
      • Webb County
      • This San Pablo is located in Webb County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the San Pablo that is located in Costilla County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of San Pablo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Pablo ...

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
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
    • Fir is located in Costilla County
  • Midnight ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
    • Midnight is located in Taos County (NM)
  • Monument Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
    • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
  • Stonewall
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
  • Stonewall Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<3> 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.<3> 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 San Pablo 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 San Pablo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Pablo 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 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from San Pablo to Denver, with an average speed<4>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 1,541 miles [2,480 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 7,034 miles [11,320.1 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 7,794 miles [12,543.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- San Pablo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Pablo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1492, Longitude: -105.3970       In this case, the coordinates for San Pablo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 San Pablo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 San Pablo 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 326.564 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.806 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.442 degrees.









 

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