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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 Jim Robinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jim Robinson 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 Jim Robinson:
- 31.770651, -108.803108
- 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 Jim Robinson
- 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since Jim Robinson is near Cochise County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Jim Robinson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jim Robinson ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Antelope is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Double Adobes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Double Adobes is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobes
- Joe Yarbrough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joe Yarbrough is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Yarbrough
- Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Mouser Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mouser Place is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouser Place
- Rock Cabin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cabin is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cabin
- Rodeo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spears
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spears is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
How Far From Jim Robinson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jim Robinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jim Robinson and extending to:
- Lordsburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jim Robinson to Lordsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,210 miles [13,212.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jim Robinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jim Robinson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jim Robinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7707, Longitude: -108.8031 In this case, the coordinates for Jim Robinson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.354 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.474 degrees. |
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