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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 Las Vegas Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Las Vegas Town 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 Las Vegas Town:
- 35.600599, -105.255009
- 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 Las Vegas Town
- 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 San Miguel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Since Las Vegas Town is near Mora County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mora 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 Las Vegas Town
Curious and Interesting Names Near Las Vegas Town ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cherry Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Geronimo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
- Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Mineral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rainsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shoemaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shoemaker is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Trout Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
How Far From Las Vegas Town 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 Las Vegas Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Las Vegas Town and extending to:
- Las Vegas, which is the Seat of San Miguel County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Las Vegas Town to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,561 miles [2,512.2 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 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 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 7,877 miles [12,676.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Las Vegas Town) 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 Las Vegas Town 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 Las Vegas Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6006, Longitude: -105.2550 In this case, the coordinates for Las Vegas Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.489 degrees. |
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