Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coyote Canyon:
  • 35.774740, -108.620916
  • 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 Coyote Canyon

• 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 Coyote Canyon is near San Juan County and also Apache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Apache 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 Coyote Canyon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coyote Canyon ...

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.

• Buffalo Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Heaton ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Heaton is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Mexican Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
  • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
  • Nakai Beto
  • Nakai Bito
  • Nakaibeto
  • Nakaibito
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <1>
• Rock Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Shillingburg ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Shillingburg is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillingburg
• Standing Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Standing Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
• Twin Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Weaver ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

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

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

• Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coyote Canyon 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 five to six hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,738 miles [2,797 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 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 7,973 miles [12,831.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'