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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 Capitan Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capitan Hill 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 Capitan Hill:
- 36.670311, -104.774440
- 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 Capitan Hill
- 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 Colfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Since Capitan Hill is near Las Animas County and also Taos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos 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 Capitan Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Capitan Hill ...
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.
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
- French
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- French is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Six Mile Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile Gate is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Gate
- Springer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunny Side is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
How Far From Capitan Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Capitan Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Capitan Hill and extending to:
- Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Capitan Hill to Raton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 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 7,801 miles [12,554.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 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- Capitan Hill) 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 Capitan Hill 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 Capitan Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6703, Longitude: -104.7744 In this case, the coordinates for Capitan Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.046 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.156 degrees. |
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