Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fruitvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruitvale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fruitvale
- 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 Fruitvale:
- 35.034213, -106.939199
- 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 Fruitvale
- 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 Bernalillo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
- Since Fruitvale is near Valencia County and also Sandoval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Valencia County
- eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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
Communities Also Named Fruitvale ...
We found ten communities that share the name Fruitvale.
Within New Mexico, the name Fruitvale is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fruitvale lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fruitvale that is located in Bernalillo County.
- California
- Alameda County
- This Fruitvale is located in Alameda County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fruitvale that is located in Bernalillo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Fruitvale.
- Fresno 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 California community of Fruitvale [Fresno County].
- Kern County
- This Fruitvale is located in Kern County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the west of the Fruitvale that is located in Bernalillo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Fruitvale.
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitvale ...
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.
- Casa Blanca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <3>
- Comanche Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
- Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
- Crane Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
- Crane Place is located in Cibola County
- Desert Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
- Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Bernalillo County
- Martinez Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Town
- Martinez Town is located in Bernalillo County
- Meadow Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
- Mission Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Park
- Mission Park is located in Valencia County
- Mountainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Mountainview is located in Bernalillo County
- Paradise Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County
How Far From Fruitvale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fruitvale 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<5> community of Fruitvale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruitvale and extending to:
- Albuquerque, which is the Seat of Bernalillo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fruitvale to Albuquerque, with an average speed<6> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 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 7,963 miles [12,815.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bernalillo County: www.bernco.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fruitvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fruitvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0342, Longitude: -106.9392 In this case, the coordinates for Fruitvale 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 Fruitvale 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fruitvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fruitvale 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 327.448 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.633 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.398 degrees. |