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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 Los Alamos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos:
- 35.889888, -106.319503
- 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 Los Alamos
- 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 Los Alamos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Alamos County
- Since Los Alamos is near Rio Arriba County and also Sandoval 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Los Alamos
Communities Also Named Los Alamos ...
We found two communities that are also named Los Alamos.
There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Los Alamos.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Los Alamos in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Mexico ...
- San Miguel County
- This Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east of the Los Alamos that is located in Los Alamos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Los Alamos.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Barbara County
- This Los Alamos is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west of the Los Alamos that is located in Los Alamos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Los Alamos.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Alamos ...
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.
- Bland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bland is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Chili
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Clara Peak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
- Coyote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frijoles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frijoles is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles
- Frijoles Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
- Ponderosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Los Alamos to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Los Alamos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Los Alamos and extending to:
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Los Alamos to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,612 miles [2,594.3 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 92 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 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 7,895 miles [12,705.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Los Alamos) 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8899, Longitude: -106.3195 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.098 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.022 degrees. |
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