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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 Ancones, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ancones and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ancones:
- 36.423908, -106.063076
- 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 Ancones
- 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 Rio Arriba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Since Ancones is near Taos County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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 Ancones
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ancones ...
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.
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chili
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Clara Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
- Frijoles Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
- Kiowa Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
- Lobo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lobo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Pilar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pot Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rock Wall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Solo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Solo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
How Far From Ancones 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 Ancones to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ancones and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ancones to Tierra Amarilla, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 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 7,856 miles [12,643 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Ancones) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ancones to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ancones. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4239, Longitude: -106.0631 In this case, the coordinates for Ancones have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.974 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.85 degrees. |
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