Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamy
- 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 Lamy:
- 35.481120, -105.880374
- 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 Lamy
- 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 Santa Fe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Fe County
- Since Lamy is near San Miguel County and also Sandoval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- eBird sighting report for Sandoval 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
Communities Also Named Lamy ...
We found one communities that share the name Lamy.
Within New Mexico, the name Lamy is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Lamy in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Lamy lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lamy that is located in Santa Fe County.
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamy ...
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.
- Dolores ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - El Dorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
- Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
- Jack Canon Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Canon Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Canon Place
- Jack Canon Place is located in San Miguel County
- Kennedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Madrid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <3>
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Young Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
- Young Place is located in Santa Fe County
How Far From Lamy 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 Lamy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamy and extending to:
- Santa Fe, which is the Seat of Santa Fe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lamy to Santa Fe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 7,145 miles [11,498.8 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 7,904 miles [12,720.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4811, Longitude: -105.8804 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lamy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.821 degrees. |