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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 Lovington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovington 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 Lovington:
- 32.943954, -103.348635
- 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 Lovington
- 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 Lea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lea County
- Since Lovington is near Gaines County and also Yoakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gaines County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yoakum 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 Lovington
Communities Also Named Lovington ...
We found two communities that are also named Lovington.
Within New Mexico, the name Lovington is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Moultrie County
- This Lovington is located in Moultrie County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lovington that is located in Lea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Lovington.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Lovington is located in Polk County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lovington that is located in Lea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lovington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovington ...
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.
- Allred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allred is located in Yoakum County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Buckeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Lea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Hillburn City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillburn City is located in Lea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
- Hobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Humble City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Humble City is located in Lea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
- Monument
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nadine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nadine is located in Lea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Prairieview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieview is located in Lea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
How Far From Lovington to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Lovington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lovington and extending to:
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lovington to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,958 miles [12,807.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lovington) 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 Lovington 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 Lovington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9440, Longitude: -103.3486 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.906 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.709 degrees. |
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