Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Ojo de San Jose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ojo de San Jose and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ojo de San Jose

• 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 Ojo de San Jose:
  • 35.675860, -106.645034
  • 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 Ojo de San Jose

• 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 Sandoval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
  • Since Ojo de San Jose is near Los Alamos County and also Santa Fe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Alamos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Fe 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 Ojo de San Jose

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ojo de San Jose ...

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.

• Bland ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bland is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Deer Creek Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Creek Landing is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Landing
• Deer Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
• Desert Mountain
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Desert Mountain is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mountain
• Frijoles
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Frijoles is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles
• Ponderosa
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderosa <1>
• Seven Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
• Sulphur Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sundance Mesa
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Sundance Mesa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Mesa

How Far From Ojo de San Jose 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 Ojo de San Jose to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ojo de San Jose and extending to:

• Bernalillo, which is the Seat of Sandoval County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ojo de San Jose to Bernalillo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 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 7,917 miles [12,741.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'