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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 Ojitos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Ojitos and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ojitos:
    • 34.685341, -104.461094
    • 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 Los Ojitos
  • 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

Communities Also Named Los Ojitos ...

We found two communities that share the name Los Ojitos.

There is one other community in New Mexico which is also named Los Ojitos.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Los Ojitos in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Mexico ...
    • Dona Ana County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Dona Ana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Los Ojitos.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Monterey County
      • This Los Ojitos is located in Monterey County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<2> to the west of the Los Ojitos that is located in Guadalupe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Los Ojitos.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Ojitos ...

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.

  • Double Mills
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mills
    • Double Mills is located in Guadalupe County
  • Guadalupe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalupe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
    • Guadalupe is located in DeBaca County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Los Ojitos and extending to:

  • Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Guadalupe County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Los Ojitos to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 88 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,901 miles [12,715.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Los Ojitos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Los Ojitos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Los Ojitos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6853, Longitude: -104.4611       In this case, the coordinates for Los Ojitos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ojitos to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.564 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.355 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.147 degrees.









 

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