Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Casa Fria:
  • 35.263648, -107.466995
  • 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 Casa Fria

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

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.

• Alaska
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Alaska is located in Cibola County
• Budville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Budville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budville
  • Budville is located in Cibola County
• Casa Blanca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <2>
• Eagle Nest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County
• Grants
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
  • Grants is located in Cibola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Former name for Grants:
  • Grants Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <2>
• Guadalupe
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Sandoval County
• Harrisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
• Leon ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Leon is located in McKinley County

How Far From Casa Fria 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 Casa Fria to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Casa Fria and extending to:

• Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Casa Fria to Grants, with an average speed<4> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,687 miles [2,715 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,967 miles [12,821.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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