Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nara Visa:
  • 35.607838, -103.100121
  • 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 Nara Visa

• 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 Quay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quay County
  • Since Nara Visa is near Oldham County and also Hartley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hartley 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 Nara Visa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nara Visa ...

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.

• Amistad
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Amistad is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amistad
  • From Nara Visa to Amistad
• Bunk Clay Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunk Clay Place is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunk Clay Place
• Centerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Centerville Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Centerville Corner is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Corner
• Corner Windmill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Corner Windmill is located in Oldham County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
• Knoblaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Knoblaw is located in Oldham County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoblaw
• Rain Place
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Rain Place is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Place
• Sand Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Springs is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Woods Place
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Place is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place

How Far From Nara Visa to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nara Visa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nara Visa and extending to:

• Tucumcari, which is the Seat of Quay County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nara Visa to Tucumcari, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'