Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Chi Chil Tah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chi Chil Tah and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chi Chil Tah

• 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 Chi Chil Tah:
  • 35.249471, -108.907864
  • 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 Chi Chil Tah

• 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 Chi Chil Tah is near Apache County and also Cibola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Apache County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola 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 Chi Chil Tah

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chi Chil Tah ...

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.

• Bread Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
• Defiance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Heaton ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heaton is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Hunters Point
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Point is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Merrill Place
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
• Pine Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Springs is located in Apache County (AZ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Springs <1>
• Red Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Rock Springs
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Sundance
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sundance is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
• Twin Buttes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
• Weaver ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaver is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

How Far From Chi Chil Tah 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 Chi Chil Tah to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chi Chil Tah to Gallup, 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 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 8,012 miles [12,894.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'