Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knowles 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 Knowles Place:
  • 32.559000, -104.579688
  • 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 Knowles 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 Eddy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Eddy County
  • Since Knowles Place is near Otero County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Otero 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 Knowles 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.

• Barber Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Crossing
  • Barber Crossing is located in Eddy County
• Four Forks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
  • Four Forks is located in Eddy County
• Four Wells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Wells
  • Four Wells is located in Eddy County
• Frontier Post
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Post have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Post
  • Frontier Post is located in Eddy County
• Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
• Hunter Place
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
  • Hunter Place is located in Eddy County
• Illinois Camp
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Camp
  • Illinois Camp is located in Eddy County
• Seven Rivers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Rivers
  • Seven Rivers is located in Eddy County
• Three Forks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Three Forks is located in Eddy County

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

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

• Carlsbad, which is the Seat of Eddy County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knowles Place to Carlsbad, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 north northwest (NNW). 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 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 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 8,023 miles [12,911.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Eddy County: www.caverns.net/ecourt/

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