Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 John Padilla Settlement:
  • 34.384226, -107.474485
  • 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 John Padilla Settlement

• 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 Socorro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Socorro County
  • Since John Padilla Settlement is near Catron County and also Cibola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Catron County
  • eBird sighting report for Cibola 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near John Padilla Settlement ...

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.

• Box Bar Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Bar Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Bar Place
  • Box Bar Place is located in Catron County
• Crane Place
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
  • Crane Place is located in Cibola County
• Hughes Place
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
  • Hughes Place is located in Cibola County
• Kelly ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Kelly is located in Socorro County
• Orchard Place
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
  • Orchard Place is located in Cibola County

How Far From John Padilla Settlement 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 John Padilla Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in John Padilla Settlement and extending to:

• Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from John Padilla Settlement to Socorro, with an average speed<4> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,017 miles [12,902.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for John Padilla Settlement. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/