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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 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.
    • 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:
    • eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Alpine Cellars Village is near Otero County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • 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:
    • Waymark.com

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Crossing
    • Double Crossing is located in Lincoln County
  • High Rolls
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
    • High Rolls is located in Otero County
  • Hondo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
  • Mountain Park
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
  • Pine Lodge
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
    • Pine Lodge is located in Lincoln County
  • Polly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
    • Polly is located in Lincoln County
  • Silver Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silver Springs is located in Otero County
  • Sun Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
  • Three Rivers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Three Rivers is located in Otero County

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<3> beginning in Alpine Cellars Village and extending to:

  • Carrizozo, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alpine Cellars Village to Carrizozo, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alpine Cellars Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alpine Cellars Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3745, Longitude: -105.6919       In this case, the coordinates for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Alpine Cellars Village 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 326.281 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.065 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.846 degrees.









 

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