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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 Gladiola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladiola 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 Gladiola:
- 33.256784, -103.179825
- 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 Gladiola
- 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 Gladiola ...
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.
- Allred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Allred is located in Yoakum County (TX)
- Bluit ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluit
- Bluit is located in Roosevelt County
- Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillburn City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
- Hillburn City is located in Lea County
- Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prairieview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
- Prairieview is located in Lea County
How Far From Gladiola 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 Gladiola 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 Gladiola once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Gladiola and extending to:
- Lovington, which is the Seat of Lea County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gladiola to Lovington, with an average speed<5> 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,504 miles [2,420.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,935 miles [12,770.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/ The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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 Gladiola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gladiola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gladiola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2568, Longitude: -103.1798 |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Gladiola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.433 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.852 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.607 degrees. |
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