Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Alpine Cellars Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alpine Cellars Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alpine Cellars Village

• 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 Alpine Cellars Village:
  • 33.374526, -105.691930
  • 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 Alpine Cellars Village

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Alpine Cellars Village is near Otero County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otero 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 Alpine Cellars Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpine Cellars Village ...

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.

• Double Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Crossing is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Crossing
• High Rolls
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
• Hondo
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Hondo is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hondo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hondo <1>
• Lincoln
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Mountain Park
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
• Pine Lodge
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Lodge is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
• Polly
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Polly is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
• Silver Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Sun Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Three Rivers
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Three Rivers is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers

How Far From Alpine Cellars Village 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 Alpine Cellars Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carrizozo, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alpine Cellars Village to Carrizozo, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,635 miles [2,631.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 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 8,016 miles [12,900.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'