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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 Canyon Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canyon Mill 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 Canyon Mill:
- 34.314511, -106.715298
- 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 Canyon Mill
- 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 Socorro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- Since Canyon Mill is near Valencia County and also Torrance 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 Torrance 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 Canyon Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canyon Mill ...
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.
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Comanche Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
- Florida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Martin Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Place is located in Torrance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
- Mountainair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Thunderbird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird
How Far From Canyon Mill 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 Canyon Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Canyon Mill and extending to:
- Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Canyon Mill to Socorro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 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 7,997 miles [12,869.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canyon Mill) 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 Canyon Mill 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 Canyon Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3145, Longitude: -106.7153 In this case, the coordinates for Canyon Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.179 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.238 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.32 degrees. |
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