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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 Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Union 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 Union:
- 31.951350, -106.661553
- 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 Union
- 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 Dona Ana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dona Ana County
- Since La Union is near El Paso County and also Otero County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for La Union
Communities Also Named La Union ...
We found one communities that are also named La Union.
Within New Mexico, the name La Union is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named La Union in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Cameron County
- Although located in Cameron County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of La Union.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Union ...
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.
- Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borderland is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres has also been known as:
- Green Acres Colonia
- Lizard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lizard is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Mastodon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mastodon is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Mesquite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Planeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Planeport is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planeport
- Smelter Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smelter Town is located in El Paso County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
How Far From La Union 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 La Union to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Union and extending to:
- Las Cruces, which is the Seat of Dona Ana County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from La Union to Las Cruces, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 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 8,129 miles [13,082.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,031 miles [9,706 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 '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 Union) 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 La Union 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 Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9514, Longitude: -106.6616 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.774 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.388 degrees. |
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