Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Acomita Lake.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acomita Lake:
  • 35.070319, -107.613663<1>
  • 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 Acomita Lake

• 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 Cibola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola County
  • Since Acomita Lake is near McKinley County and also Sandoval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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 Acomita Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acomita Lake ...

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.

• Alaska
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Alaska is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Bluewater
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluewater is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
• Budville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Budville is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budville
• Casa Blanca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Casa Blanca is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <2>
• Crane Place
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane Place is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
• Grants
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grants is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Former name for Grants:
  • Grants Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <2>
• Harrisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harrisburg is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Hughes Place
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Place is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
• Orchard Place
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Orchard Place is also located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place

How Far From Acomita Lake 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 included the distance from a community such as Acomita Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Acomita Lake and extending to:

• Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Acomita Lake to Grants, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 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 7,983 miles [12,847.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>