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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 Elida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elida and the surrounding area.
- 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 Elida:
- 33.944861, -103.653709
- 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 Elida
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Elida is near Chaves County and also DeBaca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chaves County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeBaca 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 Elida
Communities Also Named Elida ...
We found three communities that are also named Elida.
Within New Mexico, the name Elida is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Winnebago County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Elida [Winnebago County].
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Elida is located in Allen County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elida that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Elida.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Elida is located in Hidalgo County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Elida that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Elida.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elida ...
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.
- Corner Well
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corner Well is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Well
- Eagle Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Hill is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Floyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kermit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kermit is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lone Wolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Wolf is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf
- Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Red Lake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Lake is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Robertson Wells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson Wells is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Wells
How Far From Elida 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 town such as Elida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elida and extending to:
- Portales, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elida to Portales, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,914 miles [12,736.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Elida 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. |
| <2> | 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- Elida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elida to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9449, Longitude: -103.6537 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.873 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.453 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.794 degrees. |
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