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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 Malone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Malone 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 Malone:
    • 32.543691, -108.527273
    • 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 Malone
  • 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 Malone ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Malone.

Within New Mexico, the name Malone is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Malone is located in Colbert County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Malone.
      • Randolph County
      • This Malone is located in Randolph County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km] to the east of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Malone.
    • Florida
      • Jackson County
      • This Malone is located in Jackson County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the east of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Malone.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Malone is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the east of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Malone.
    • Iowa
      • Clinton County
      • This Malone is located in Clinton County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Malone.
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Malone is located in Morgan County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Malone.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This Malone is located in Marshall County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Malone.
    • Montana
      • Teton County
      • This Malone is located in Teton County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the north of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Malone.
    • New York
      • Franklin County
      • This Malone is located in Franklin County and lies 2,011 miles [3,236.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Malone.
    • Ontario
      • This Malone lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Malone is located in Klamath County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Malone.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Malone [Sumter County].
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Malone is located in Giles County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Malone.
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Malone [El Paso County].
      • Hill County
      • This Malone is located in Hill County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Malone.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Malone is located in Millard County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Malone.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Malone is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Malone.
    • Wisconsin
      • Fond du Lac County
      • This Malone is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malone that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Malone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Malone ...

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.

  • Black Hawk ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
    • Black Hawk is located in Grant County
  • Gold Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Grant County
  • Lisbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Hidalgo County
  • Lordsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Grant County
  • Redrock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shakespeare ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
    • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
    • Former name for Shakespeare:
    • Ralston City
  • Telegraph ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph
    • Telegraph is located in Grant County

How Far From Malone 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 community such as Malone to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Malone once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Malone and extending to:

  • Silver City, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Malone to Silver City, with an average speed<6> 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 261 miles [420 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,157 miles [13,127.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Malone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Malone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5437, Longitude: -108.5273       In this case, the coordinates for Malone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Malone could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Malone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Malone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.273 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.366 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.318 degrees.









 

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