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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 Lagunitas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lagunitas 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 Lagunitas:
- 35.992518, -106.986983
- 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 Lagunitas
- 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- Since Lagunitas is near Rio Arriba County and also McKinley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba 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 Lagunitas
Communities Also Named Lagunitas ...
We found one communities that are also named Lagunitas.
Within New Mexico, the name Lagunitas is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Lagunitas in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Marin County
- This Lagunitas is located in Marin County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lagunitas that is located in Sandoval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Lagunitas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lagunitas ...
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.
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Copper City is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Counselor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coyote
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Landing is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Landing
- Deer Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Ponderosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Lagunitas 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 Lagunitas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lagunitas and extending to:
- Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lagunitas to Bernalillo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,646 miles [2,649 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 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 7,910 miles [12,729.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Lagunitas) 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> | 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 Lagunitas 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 Lagunitas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9925, Longitude: -106.9870 In this case, the coordinates for Lagunitas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.367 degrees. |
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