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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 Coyote, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coyote 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 Coyote:
- 36.16577, -106.616138
- 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
- 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 Rio Arriba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Since Coyote is near Sandoval County and also Los Alamos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Alamos 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
Communities Also Named Coyote ...
We found nine communities that are also named Coyote.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named Coyote.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Lincoln County
- This Coyote is located in Lincoln County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Coyote that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Coyote.
- Sandoval County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Coyote [Sandoval County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Coyote is located in Santa Clara County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the west of the Coyote that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Coyote.
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ellis County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Coyote.
- Gove County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coyote [Gove County].
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coyote [Phillips County].
- Trego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coyote [Trego County].
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Coyote [Lincoln County].
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Coyote [Umatilla County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coyote ...
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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Clara Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copper City is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Frijoles Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
- Seven Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Coyote 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 Coyote to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coyote and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Coyote to Tierra Amarilla, with an average speed<5> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,623 miles [2,612 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,889 miles [12,696.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coyote) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Coyote, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Coyote 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coyote 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 Coyote. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1658, Longitude: -106.6161 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.355 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.64 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.16 degrees. |
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