Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Antoine Leroux:
  • 36.556139, -105.516674
  • 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 Antoine Leroux

• 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 Taos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
  • Since Antoine Leroux is near Colfax County and also Rio Arriba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba 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 Antoine Leroux

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antoine Leroux ...

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.

• Eagle Nest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <1>
• Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Hematite ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hematite is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Idlewild
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Kiowa Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
• Lakeview Pines
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
• Lobo ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lobo is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
• Red River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <1>
• Shady Brook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
• Twining ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twining is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining

How Far From Antoine Leroux 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 Antoine Leroux to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Taos, which is the Seat of Taos County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Antoine Leroux to Taos, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 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 7,832 miles [12,604.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'