Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Selden:
  • 32.483699, -106.913066
  • 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 Fort Selden

• 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 Dona Ana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Dona Ana County
  • Since Fort Selden is near Sierra County and also Luna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Sierra County
  • eBird sighting report for Luna 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Selden ...

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.

• Four Points
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Four Points is located in Dona Ana County
• Hatch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
  • Hatch is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <2>
• Hersey Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Place
  • Hersey Place is located in Dona Ana County
• Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Hill is located in Dona Ana County
• Organ ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ
  • Organ is located in Dona Ana County
• Radium Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
  • Radium Springs is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radium Springs <2>
• Spaceport City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaceport City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaceport City
  • Spaceport City is located in Dona Ana County
• University Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Dona Ana County

How Far From Fort Selden 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 Fort Selden 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<3> community of Fort Selden once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fort Selden and extending to:

• Las Cruces, which is the Seat of Dona Ana County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Selden to Las Cruces, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,107 miles [13,047 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/