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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 Llano Del Medio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Llano Del Medio 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 Llano Del Medio:
- 35.189773, -105.109723
- 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 Llano Del Medio
- 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 Guadalupe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guadalupe County
- Since Llano Del Medio is near San Miguel County and also Torrance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance 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 Llano Del Medio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Llano Del Medio ...
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.
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Cedar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Jack Canon Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jack Canon Place is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Canon Place
- Milagro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milagro is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milagro
- Park Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
- Vegas Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vegas Junction is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas Junction
How Far From Llano Del Medio 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 Llano Del Medio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Llano Del Medio and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Guadalupe County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Llano Del Medio to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<2> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,895 miles [12,705.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Llano Del Medio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Llano Del Medio 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 Llano Del Medio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1898, Longitude: -105.1097 In this case, the coordinates for Llano Del Medio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.108 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.443 degrees. |
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