Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chupadero:
  • 35.822528, -105.916688
  • 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 Chupadero

• 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 Santa Fe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe County
  • Since Chupadero is near Rio Arriba County and also Sandoval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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 Chupadero

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chupadero ...

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.

• Chili
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
• Clara Peak
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
• El Dorado
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • El Dorado is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
• Frijoles
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Frijoles is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles
• Geronimo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
• Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
• Kennedy
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Rock Wall
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Wall is located in Taos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
• Waldo ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chupadero and extending to:

• Santa Fe, which is the Seat of Santa Fe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chupadero to Santa Fe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'