Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 El Gato:
  • 34.622283, -106.299741
  • 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 El Gato

• 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 Torrance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance County
  • Since El Gato is near Valencia County and also Socorro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro 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 El Gato

Communities Also Named El Gato ...

We found one communities that are also named El Gato.

Within New Mexico, the name El Gato is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named El Gato in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Hidalgo County
    • This El Gato is located in Hidalgo County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the El Gato that is located in Torrance County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of El Gato.

Curious and Interesting Names Near El Gato ...

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.

• Comanche Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Glover Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Glover Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Place
• King Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • King Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
• Martin Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
• Moorehead Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Moorehead Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Place
• Mountainair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainair is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainair <2>
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Thunderbird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

How Far From El Gato 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 El Gato to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Estancia, which is the Seat of Torrance County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Gato to Estancia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 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 7,966 miles [12,820 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'