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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 Arenal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arenal 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 Arenal:
- 35.053381, -106.704193
- 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 Arenal
- 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 Bernalillo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
- Since Arenal is near Valencia County and also Sandoval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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 Arenal
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arenal ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Desert Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fruitvale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fruitvale is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Martinez Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
- Meadow Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Mission Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mission Park is located in Valencia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
- Mountainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainview is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Paradise Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
How Far From Arenal 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 Arenal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arenal and extending to:
- Albuquerque, which is the Seat of Bernalillo County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Arenal to Santa Fe, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 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 7,955 miles [12,802.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arenal) 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 Arenal 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 Arenal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0534, Longitude: -106.7042 In this case, the coordinates for Arenal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.275 degrees. |
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