Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glover Place:
  • 34.800889, -106.295577
  • 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 Glover Place

• 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 Glover Place is near Bernalillo County and also Valencia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia 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 Glover Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glover Place ...

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.

• Antelope Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Antelope Springs is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
• Comanche Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Dunn Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Place
• King Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • King Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
• Martinez
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinez is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
• Meadow Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Moorehead Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Moorehead Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Place
• Pine Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Springs is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Ponderosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ponderosa is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Thunderbird
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

How Far From Glover Place 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 Glover Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glover Place and extending to:

• Estancia, which is the Seat of Torrance County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glover Place to Estancia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,634 miles [2,629.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,956 miles [12,803.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'