Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lea and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lea

• 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 Lea:
  • 32.522346, -103.533265
  • 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 Lea

• 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 Lea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Lea County
  • Since Lea is near Otero County and also Gaines County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Otero County
  • eBird sighting report for Gaines 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lea ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Lea County
• Cotton Place
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Place
  • Cotton Place is located in Lea County
• Halfway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Halfway is located in Lea County
• Jones City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
  • Jones City is located in Lea County
• Maypens
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
  • Maypens is located in Lea County
• Monument
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <2>
• Nadine
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
  • Nadine is located in Lea County
• Oil Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
  • Oil Center is located in Lea County

How Far From Lea 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 Lea to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lea and extending to:

• Lovington, which is the Seat of Lea County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lea to Lovington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,988 miles [12,855.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/