Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Tierra Amarilla Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tierra Amarilla Grant and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tierra Amarilla Grant

• 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 Tierra Amarilla Grant:
  • 37.083343, -106.625590
  • 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 Tierra Amarilla Grant

• 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 Tierra Amarilla Grant is near Conejos County and also Rio Arriba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conejos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba 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 Tierra Amarilla Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tierra Amarilla Grant ...

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.

• Big Horn
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
• Dulce
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <1>
• Edith
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Edith is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Fox Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Fox Creek is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
• Jasper ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Navajo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
• Sublette
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
• Summitville ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
• Three Forks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Three Forks is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Treasure
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Treasure is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure
• Willow Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

How Far From Tierra Amarilla Grant 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 Tierra Amarilla Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pagosa Springs, which is the Seat of Archuleta County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tierra Amarilla Grant to Pagosa Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 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 7,836 miles [12,610.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'