Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cienega, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cienega and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cienega
- 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 Cienega:
- 32.051501, -105.100234
- 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 Cienega
- 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 Otero County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otero County
- Since Cienega is near Hudspeth County and also Culberson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hudspeth County
- eBird sighting report for Culberson 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
Communities Also Named Cienega ...
We found two communities that share the name Cienega.
Within New Mexico, the name Cienega is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cienega ...
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.
- Corner Well
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Well have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Well
- Corner Well is located in Otero County
- Dell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell City
- Dell City is located in Hudspeth County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dell City <4>
- Pine Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Culberson County (TX)
- Queen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Salt Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Flat
- Salt Flat is located in Hudspeth County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Flat <4>
- Three Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Eddy County
How Far From Cienega 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 Cienega to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Cienega once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cienega and extending to:
- Alamogordo, which is the Seat of Otero County, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Cienega to Alamogordo, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,069 miles [12,985.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cienega could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cienega) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cienega. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0515, Longitude: -105.1002 In this case, the coordinates for Cienega have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cienega, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cienega to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.64 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.155 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.611 degrees. |