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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 Costilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Costilla 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 Costilla:
- 36.976055, -105.530882
- 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 Costilla
- 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 Taos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Since Costilla is near Costilla County and also Colfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Costilla County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax 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 Costilla
Communities Also Named Costilla ...
We found one communities that are also named Costilla.
Within New Mexico, the name Costilla is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Costilla in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Costilla [Geneva County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Costilla ...
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.
- Anchor ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Guadalupe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Hematite ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hematite is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Kiowa Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
- Lobo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lobo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Midnight ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midnight is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
- Red River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Romeo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
- Twining ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Twining is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
How Far From Costilla 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 Costilla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Costilla and extending to:
- Taos, which is the Seat of Taos County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Costilla to Taos, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 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 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Costilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Costilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Costilla 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 Costilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9761, Longitude: -105.5309 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.643 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.882 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.527 degrees. |
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