Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brazos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brazos and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brazos
- 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 Brazos:
- 36.752046, -106.561323
- 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 Brazos
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Since Brazos is near Conejos County and also Archuleta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Conejos County
- eBird sighting report for Archuleta 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
Communities Also Named Brazos ...
We found two communities that share the name Brazos.
Within New Mexico, the name Brazos is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brazos ...
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.
- Big Horn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Dulce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
- Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <4>
- Edith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Fox Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Lava ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Navajo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Pounds ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Sublette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
- Willow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County
How Far From Brazos 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 Brazos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brazos and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies just to the South.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Brazos to Santa Fe, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,610 miles [2,591 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,853 miles [12,638.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brazos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brazos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brazos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7520, Longitude: -106.5613 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brazos could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brazos to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.738 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.09 degrees. |