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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 Monte Aplanado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monte Aplanado 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 Monte Aplanado:
- 35.955311, -105.395014
- 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 Monte Aplanado
- 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 Mora County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mora County
- Since Monte Aplanado is near San Miguel County and also Rio Arriba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba 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 Monte Aplanado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monte Aplanado ...
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.
- Geronimo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
- Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost
- Hot Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Mineral Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pot Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pot Creek is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
- Rainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Wall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Trout Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
How Far From Monte Aplanado 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 Monte Aplanado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monte Aplanado and extending to:
- Mora, which is the Seat of Mora County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Monte Aplanado to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 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 7,861 miles [12,651.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monte Aplanado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Monte Aplanado 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 Monte Aplanado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9553, Longitude: -105.3950 In this case, the coordinates for Monte Aplanado have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.418 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.535 degrees. |
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