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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 Casa Loma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Casa Loma 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 Casa Loma:
- 35.110879, -106.385857
- 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 Casa Loma
- 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 Bernalillo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
- Since Casa Loma is near Sandoval County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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 Casa Loma
Communities Also Named Casa Loma ...
We found four communities that are also named Casa Loma.
Within New Mexico, the name Casa Loma is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- This Casa Loma is located in Placer County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Casa Loma that is located in Bernalillo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Casa Loma.
- Riverside County
- This Casa Loma is located in Riverside County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the west of the Casa Loma that is located in Bernalillo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Casa Loma.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Casa Loma is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Casa Loma that is located in Bernalillo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Casa Loma.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Casa Loma is located in Davis County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Casa Loma that is located in Bernalillo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Casa Loma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Casa Loma ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Frost ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Golden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Lacy Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lacy Place is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Place
- Martinez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinez is located in Torrance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
- Montezuma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pine Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Torrance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Ponderosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
How Far From Casa Loma 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 Casa Loma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Casa Loma and extending to:
- Albuquerque, which is the Seat of Bernalillo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Casa Loma to Albuquerque, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 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 7,941 miles [12,779.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Casa Loma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Casa Loma 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 Casa Loma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1109, Longitude: -106.3859 In this case, the coordinates for Casa Loma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.044 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.106 degrees. |
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