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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 La Cueva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Cueva 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 La Cueva:
- 36.367520, -106.049743
- 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 La Cueva
- 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 Rio Arriba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Since La Cueva is near Taos County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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 La Cueva
Communities Also Named La Cueva ...
We found two communities that are also named La Cueva.
There are two communities within New Mexico that are also named La Cueva.
Beyond New Mexico.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Mora County
- This La Cueva is located in Mora County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the La Cueva that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of La Cueva.
- Santa Fe County
- This La Cueva is located in Santa Fe County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the La Cueva that is located in Rio Arriba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of La Cueva.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Cueva ...
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.
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chili
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Clara Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
- Frijoles Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
- Pilar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pot Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rock Wall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Solo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Solo is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
How Far From La Cueva 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 La Cueva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of La Cueva once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in La Cueva and extending to:
- Tierra Amarilla, which is the Seat of Rio Arriba County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from La Cueva to Tierra Amarilla, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 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 7,859 miles [12,647.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- La Cueva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about La Cueva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 La Cueva 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 La Cueva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3675, Longitude: -106.0497 In this case, the coordinates for La Cueva have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.957 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.188 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.848 degrees. |
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