Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Navajo Wingate Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Navajo Wingate Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Navajo Wingate Village
- 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 Navajo Wingate Village:
- 35.549744, -108.598692
- 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 Navajo Wingate Village
- 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 McKinley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McKinley County
- Since Navajo Wingate Village is near San Juan County and also Cibola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- eBird sighting report for Cibola 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Navajo Wingate Village ...
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.
- Bread Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
- Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
- Coyote Canyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Canyon
- Coyote Canyon is located in McKinley County
- Heaton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Merrill Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
- Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in McKinley County
- Rock Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
- Sundance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Twin Buttes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Navajo Wingate Village 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 Navajo Wingate Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Navajo Wingate Village and extending to:
- Gallup, which is the Seat of McKinley County, lies just to the West.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Navajo Wingate Village to Santa Fe, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 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 7,985 miles [12,850.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Navajo Wingate Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Navajo Wingate Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Navajo Wingate Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5497, Longitude: -108.5987 In this case, the coordinates for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Navajo Wingate Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.774 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.247 degrees. |