Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bread Springs:
  • 35.398513, -108.666396
  • 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 Bread Springs

• 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 McKinley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for McKinley County
  • Since Bread Springs is near Cibola County and also Apache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Cibola County
  • eBird sighting report for Apache 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bread Springs ...

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.

• Defiance
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County
• Heaton ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
  • Heaton is located in McKinley County
• Merrill Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
  • Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
• Page
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Page is located in McKinley County
• Red Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
• Sundance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
  • Sundance is located in McKinley County
• Twin Buttes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
  • Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County
• Weaver ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in McKinley County

How Far From Bread Springs 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 Bread Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bread Springs to Gallup, 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,234 miles [11,642 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 7,996 miles [12,868.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bread Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/