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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 Andrews Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andrews Place 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 Andrews Place:
- 32.032626, -103.397961
- 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 Andrews Place
- 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 Lea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lea County
- Since Andrews Place is near Winkler County and also Eddy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winkler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eddy 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 Andrews Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andrews Place ...
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.
- Cheyenne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheyenne is located in Winkler County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cotton Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Place is located in Lea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Place
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maypens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maypens is located in Lea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
- Wink
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wink is located in Winkler County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wink <1>
- Woody ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Loving County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
How Far From Andrews Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Andrews Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Andrews Place and extending to:
- Lovington, which is the Seat of Lea County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Andrews Place to Lovington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,009 miles [12,889.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Andrews Place) 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 Andrews Place 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 Andrews Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0326, Longitude: -103.3980 In this case, the coordinates for Andrews Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.404 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.785 degrees. |
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