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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 LeFebres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los LeFebres 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 LeFebres:
- 36.199480, -105.114452
- 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 LeFebres
- 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 Mora County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mora County
- Since Los LeFebres is near Colfax County and also Taos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taos 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 LeFebres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Los LeFebres ...
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.
- Angel Fire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Halls Peak ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Peak is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
- Idlewild
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Lakeview Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
- Pot Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Brook is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Sunny Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Wagon Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Los LeFebres 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 Los LeFebres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Los LeFebres and extending to:
- Mora, which is the Seat of Mora County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Los LeFebres to Mora, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,542 miles [2,481.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 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 7,839 miles [12,615.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 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 '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- Los LeFebres) 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 Los LeFebres 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 LeFebres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1995, Longitude: -105.1145 In this case, the coordinates for Los LeFebres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.371 degrees. |
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