Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hargis:
  • 35.146168, -103.816357
  • 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 Hargis

• 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 Quay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quay County
  • Since Hargis is near San Miguel County and also Guadalupe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guadalupe 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 Hargis

Communities Also Named Hargis ...

We found three communities that are also named Hargis.

Within New Mexico, the name Hargis is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Johnson County
    • This Hargis is located in Johnson County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hargis that is located in Quay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hargis.
    • Pulaski County
    • This Hargis is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the east northeast of the Hargis that is located in Quay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hargis.
  • Louisiana
    • Grant Parish
    • This Hargis is located in Grant Parish and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hargis that is located in Quay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Hargis.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hargis ...

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.

• Jordan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jordan is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Plain ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plain is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
• Quay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Quay is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
• Ragland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Ragland is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
• Wheatland
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
• Woods Place
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Place is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hargis and extending to:

• Tucumcari, which is the Seat of Quay County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hargis to Santa Fe, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 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 7,854 miles [12,639.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'