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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 Laguna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laguna 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 Laguna:
- 35.036288, -107.386256
- 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 Laguna
- 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 Cibola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola County
- Since Laguna is near Valencia County and also McKinley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley 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 Laguna
Communities Also Named Laguna ...
We found nine communities that are also named Laguna.
There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Laguna.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- Valencia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Laguna [Valencia County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Laguna is located in Pinal County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Laguna that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Laguna.
- Yuma County
- This Laguna is located in Yuma County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the west southwest of the Laguna that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Laguna.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Laguna is located in Los Angeles County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the west of the Laguna that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Laguna.
- Sacramento County
- This Laguna is located in Sacramento County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the west northwest of the Laguna that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Laguna.
- San Diego County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in San Diego County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Laguna.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Laguna is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km] to the west of the Laguna that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Laguna.
- Texas
- Uvalde County
- This Laguna is located in Uvalde County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Laguna that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Laguna.
- Utah
- Utah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Laguna [Utah County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laguna ...
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.
- Alaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Budville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Budville is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budville
- Casa Blanca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crane Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crane Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
- Eagle Nest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Fruitvale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fruitvale is located in Bernalillo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Grants
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orchard Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orchard Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
How Far From Laguna to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laguna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laguna and extending to:
- Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laguna to Grants, with an average speed<5> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,687 miles [2,715 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,977 miles [12,837.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Laguna could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laguna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Laguna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Laguna 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 Laguna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0363, Longitude: -107.3863 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.784 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.034 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.632 degrees. |
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