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

When in Deer Creek Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Creek Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Deer Creek Landing:
    • 35.744191, -106.774759
    • 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 Deer Creek Landing
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Creek Landing ...

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.

  • Bland ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
    • Bland is located in Sandoval County
  • Copper City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Deer Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
    • Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County
  • Guadalupe
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
    • Guadalupe is located in Sandoval County
  • Ponderosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Deer Creek Landing 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 Deer Creek Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Deer Creek Landing and extending to:

  • Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Creek Landing to Bernalillo, with an average speed<4> 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 over a day.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east (E). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 94 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 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 7,918 miles [12,742.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Creek Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'straight-line' (or 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- Deer Creek Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Creek Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7442, Longitude: -106.7748       In this case, the coordinates for Deer Creek Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Deer Creek Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.42 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.673 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.271 degrees.









 

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