Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Edgal Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgal Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Edgal Place

• 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 Edgal Place:
  • 32.680910, -108.581719
  • 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 Edgal Place

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Edgal Place is near Hidalgo County and also San Miguel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel 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 Edgal Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgal Place ...

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.

• Black Hawk ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Hawk is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Cliff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cliff is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <1>
• Gold Hill ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Gunn Place ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gunn Place is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Place
• Little Walnut Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Redrock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Redrock is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <1>
• Silver City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Silver City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <1>
• Telegraph ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Telegraph is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph

How Far From Edgal Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edgal Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Edgal Place and extending to:

• Silver City, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edgal Place to Silver City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 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 8,151 miles [13,117.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'