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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coyote
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Coyote ...
We found nine communities that share the name Coyote.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named Coyote.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Lincoln County
- Sandoval County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- 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
- Oregon
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) - Clara Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
- Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Sandoval County
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sandoval County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cuba
- From Coyote to Cuba
- Deer Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Frijoles Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frijoles Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
- Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
- Seven Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seven Springs
- From Coyote to Seven Springs
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
How Far From Coyote to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coyote. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coyote) to Point B.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 |
| <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 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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Coyote 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 327.355 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.64 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.16 degrees. |