Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagle Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Hill
- 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 Eagle Hill:
- 33.657319, -103.460788
- 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 Eagle Hill
- 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Eagle Hill is near Chaves County and also Lea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chaves County
- eBird sighting report for Lea 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 Eagle Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Eagle Hill.
Within New Mexico, the name Eagle Hill is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Eagle Hill lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Hill that is located in Roosevelt County.
- Arkansas
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Eagle Hill [Polk County].
- Kentucky
- Owen County
- This Eagle Hill is located in Owen County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Hill that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Eagle Hill.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Hill that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Eagle Hill.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Eagle Hill.
- Tennessee
- Weakley County
- This Eagle Hill is located in Weakley County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Hill that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Eagle Hill.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Hill ...
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.
- Bluit ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Corner Well
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Well have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Well
- Corner Well is located in Chaves County
- Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Lea County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossroads <5>
- Kermit ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Lingo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Lone Wolf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Longs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Red Lake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
How Far From Eagle Hill 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 Eagle Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Eagle Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Hill and extending to:
- Portales, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Hill to Portales, 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,923 miles [12,750.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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- Eagle Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6573, Longitude: -103.4608 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Eagle Hill 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. |
| <3> | 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 Eagle Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Eagle Hill 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 324.693 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.206 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.718 degrees. |