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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 Eagle Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest:
    • 36.549486, -105.259170
    • 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 Nest
  • 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 Nest ...

We found eight communities that share the name Eagle Nest.

There is one other community in New Mexico which is also named Eagle Nest.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Mexico ...
    • McKinley County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Colfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Eagle Nest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Coconino 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 Arizona community of Eagle Nest [Coconino County].
    • Idaho
      • Valley County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Valley County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle Nest that is located in Colfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Eagle Nest.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Nest that is located in Colfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Eagle Nest.
    • Michigan
      • Keweenaw County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Keweenaw County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eagle Nest that is located in Colfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Eagle Nest.
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Nest that is located in Colfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Eagle Nest.
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This Eagle Nest is located in Morton County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eagle Nest that is located in Colfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Eagle Nest.
    • Texas
      • Val Verde County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Val Verde County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Eagle Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Nest ...

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.

  • Angel Fire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
    • Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
  • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
  • Hematite ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
    • Hematite is located in Colfax County
  • Idlewild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
  • Lakeview Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
    • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
  • Twining ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
    • Twining is located in Taos County
  • Virginia City ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Virginia City is located in Colfax County

How Far From Eagle Nest 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 village such as Eagle Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Nest and extending to:

  • Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Nest to Raton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 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 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Nest. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Nest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5495, Longitude: -105.2592       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Nest 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 Nest 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 Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Nest 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 326.391 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.537 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.419 degrees.




 

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