Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tanos:
  • 34.995336, -104.542764
  • 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 Tanos

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Guadalupe County
  • Since Los Tanos is near San Miguel County and also DeBaca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
  • eBird sighting report for DeBaca 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 Los Tanos ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mills
  • Double Mills is located in Guadalupe County
• Park Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Park Springs is located in San Miguel County
• Vegas Junction
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vegas Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas Junction
  • Vegas Junction is located in Guadalupe County

How Far From Los Tanos 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 Tanos 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 Tanos and extending to:

• Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Guadalupe County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Los Tanos to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,535 miles [2,470.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 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 7,887 miles [12,692.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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