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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 Brimhall Nizhoni, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brimhall Nizhoni and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brimhall Nizhoni:
    • 35.767518, -108.643416
    • 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 Brimhall Nizhoni
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley County
    • Since Brimhall Nizhoni is near San Juan County and also Apache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Brimhall Nizhoni

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brimhall Nizhoni ...

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.

  • Buffalo Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Coyote Canyon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coyote Canyon is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Canyon
  • Heaton ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Heaton is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
  • Mexican Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
    • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
    • Nakai Beto
    • Nakai Bito
    • Nakaibeto
    • Nakaibito
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <1>
  • Rock Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Standing Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Standing Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
  • Twin Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Weaver ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Weaver is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

How Far From Brimhall Nizhoni 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 Brimhall Nizhoni to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brimhall Nizhoni to Gallup, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,211 miles [11,605 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 7,974 miles [12,832.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,903 miles [9,500 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brimhall Nizhoni) 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 Brimhall Nizhoni 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 Brimhall Nizhoni. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7675, Longitude: -108.6434       In this case, the coordinates for Brimhall Nizhoni have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.837 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.363 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.261 degrees.