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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 Crownpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crownpoint 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 Crownpoint:
- 35.677816, -108.151469
- 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 Crownpoint
- 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 Crownpoint is near San Juan County and also Cibola 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 Cibola 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 Crownpoint
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crownpoint ...
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.
- Bluewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluewater is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
- Continental Divide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coyote Canyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coyote Canyon is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Canyon
- Merrill Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
- Page
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Page is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Seven Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Shillingburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shillingburg is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillingburg
- Standing Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Rock is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Thoreau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitehorse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Crownpoint 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 Crownpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crownpoint and extending to:
- Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crownpoint to Gallup, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,715 miles [2,760 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 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 7,964 miles [12,816.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Crownpoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Crownpoint 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 Crownpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6778, Longitude: -108.1515 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.003 degrees. |
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