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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 Mitchell Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell Place 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 Mitchell Place:
    • 32.246750, -108.613941
    • 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 Mitchell Place
  • 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
    • Since Mitchell Place is near Grant County and also Cochise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise 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 Mitchell Place

Communities Also Named Mitchell Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Mitchell Place.

Within New Mexico, the name Mitchell Place is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Mitchell Place is located in Tehama County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchell Place that is located in Hidalgo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Mitchell Place.
    • Texas
      • Brewster County
      • This Mitchell Place is located in Brewster County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mitchell Place that is located in Hidalgo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Mitchell Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell Place ...

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.

  • Antelope
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Antelope is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Cotton City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
  • Gary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gold Hill ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gold Hill is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Guess Place
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Guess Place is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guess Place
  • Lisbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lordsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pothook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pothook is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pothook
  • Shakespeare ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
    • Former name for Shakespeare:
    • Ralston City
  • Vista
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Windmill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill

How Far From Mitchell Place 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 Mitchell Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lordsburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Mitchell Place to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 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 8,177 miles [13,159.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 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 from Point A (ie- Mitchell Place) 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 Mitchell Place 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 Mitchell Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2467, Longitude: -108.6139       In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.29 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.357 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.369 degrees.